One man knew her. The other did not. One learned about her death from a TV news reporter. The other held the young woman as she bled.
Both men on Monday told striking and heart-wrenching stories about the death of Robin Blasnek, the Mesa woman believed to be the final victim of the Serial Shooters.
The 22-year-old was killed by a shotgun blast as she walked by herself down a darkened Mesa street on July 30, 2006.
Her death came just days before two people, Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman, were arrested at an apartment a short distance from the spot where she died.
Authorities now say the men were responsible for a 14-month string of shootings that left eight people dead and numerous others wounded.
Hausner is on trial - charged with eight murders and numerous other crimes - in Maricopa County Superior Court in downtown Phoenix, where two witnesses took the stand Monday morning to tell of Blasnek’s dying moments.
This undated photo, courtesy of MySpace, shows Robin Blasnek of Mesa. Reporter’s note: This story was adapted from yesterday’s blog post, “A death from two angles: the Robin Blasnek murder.”
