Public Defender Appointed for Man Accused of Killing Toni Keller
William Curl, 34, has been charged with seven counts of murder, sexual assault and arson; police describe the case as "crime of opportunity."
A public defender will represent the 34-year-old DeKalb man charged in the murder 0f Antinette "Toni" Keller of Plainfield, whom he's accused of sexually assaulting and setting on fire. Appearing in court Saturday via closed-circuit television, William "Billy" Curl told the judge he would not be able to post the $5,065,000 bond -- $506,500 bail -- needed for him to be freed while the case goes through court, according to the DeKalb Daily Chronicle. Curl, his hands cuffed behind his back, did not speak other than to answer yes or no to questions posed by DeKalb County Circuit Judge James Donnelly, the paper said. Curl was arrested last by U.S. marshals in Covington, La., on DeKalb County charges of obstruction of justice and unlawful …
