Editing Sedrick Cobb (section)

==Murder of Julia Ashe==

Cobb then proceeded to gag Ashe with fiberglass-reinforced tape, which he also used to bind her hands and feet. He then carried her to the wall at the edge of the dam and pushed her over. Ashe plunged 23 feet into the icy water below but survived. Thrashing about wildly, she managed to maneuver herself onto a shard of metal jutting from the concrete dam and pushed herself against it, allowing her to cut her wrists and ankles free, although she gouged her skin in the process.

Now free but still gagged, the battered student began to drag herself towards the shore. Tragically, she came face to face with Cobb once again. Having watched her from the dam above, Cobb saw that Ashe had escaped and descended down the dam to finish the job. He grabbed her by her brunette hair and shoved her under the freezing cold water until she was no longer fighting back.

Now certain his victim was dead, Cobb returned to her car and retrieved the clothing she'd purchased at Bradlee's for Christmas gifts. He then walked back to the department store car park where he first picked her up, returned to his own car and drove home.