Update on Burned Dancer Case
Woman Charged With Setting Exotic Dancer on Fire
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
LOS ANGELES — A woman has pleaded not guilty to trying to kill an exotic dancer by dousing her with flammable liquid and setting her ablaze outside a Los Angeles area club.
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged 27-year-old Rianne Theriault-Odom with attempted premeditated murder, mayhem and torture. She allegedly exchanged words with the dancer, then set her on fire outside the Babes & Beer nightclub last Thursday.
Prosecutors declined to charge a man arrested with her, 22-year-old Nathaniel Petrillo.
The dancer, 27-year-old Roberta Dos Santos-Busby, remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Theriault-Odom remained in custody under $1.03 million bail. Her case will be assigned to a public defender, according to the district attorney's office.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
LOS ANGELES — A woman has pleaded not guilty to trying to kill an exotic dancer by dousing her with flammable liquid and setting her ablaze outside a Los Angeles area club.
Prosecutors on Wednesday charged 27-year-old Rianne Theriault-Odom with attempted premeditated murder, mayhem and torture. She allegedly exchanged words with the dancer, then set her on fire outside the Babes & Beer nightclub last Thursday.
Prosecutors declined to charge a man arrested with her, 22-year-old Nathaniel Petrillo.
The dancer, 27-year-old Roberta Dos Santos-Busby, remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Theriault-Odom remained in custody under $1.03 million bail. Her case will be assigned to a public defender, according to the district attorney's office.
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And that was before they set her on fire.
She's working the other night at Babes and Beer. Counting tips. Goes outside to meet a couple people, they douse with her something flammable, light her up. She's in critical condition.
Police are looking for the suspects, Rianne Theriault-Odom, 27, who might have been a dancer at the club and Nathaniel Petrillo, 22. Both have priors. Burglary for her, drug possession and credit card fraud for him. A real winning pair.
Why? Pissed off dancer and psychopath boyfriend, maybe? Busby grabbed a bigger share of tips? Did more dances? Who the fuck knows?
Like I said, rough times.