WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The man who raped and strangled 16-year-old Brittany Binger left a wealth of DNA evidence at the scene. “That’s what we thought.”Twelve years later, however, the curious case of Oswaldo Elias Martinez — who has been deaf and effectively mute all his life — is a long way from being resolved. Experts in brain science said Martinez’s neurological window of opportunity for learning language, including fluent sign language, closed decades ago. On Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005, she was headed there about 7:30 p.m., walking from Windy Hill alone in the dark. Binger, now 53, said in an interview that he has attended at least 20 court hearings for Martinez since 2005.

Source: National Post March 15, 2017 05:03 UTC