AUBURN, Ala. (WRBL) – Two bouquets of flowers tied to the front gate of Kiesel Park speak to the grief and pain now stunning the Auburn community. They honor Dr. Julee Gard Schnuelle, 59, the Auburn University professor and veterinarian whose life was cut short in what investigators describe as a brutal attack while she walked her dog around the popular community green space.

Lee County District Attorney Jessica Ventiere will seek the death penalty against 28-year-old Harold Rashad Dabney III of Montgomery, who is charged with two counts of capital murder — murder during a kidnapping and murder during a robbery.

On Monday afternoon, Dabney appeared before Lee County District Judge Jeff Tickal for his 48/72-hour initial hearing. Wearing a black-and-white prison uniform, he told the judge

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