San Diego
Accused serial killer Cleophus Prince Jr. refused Wednesday to waive extradition from Alabama to California, and an Alabama judge scheduled a June 14 extradition hearing.
Prince is charged with five murders and a single count of attempted burglary with the intent to commit rape and murder.
Prosecutors have filed special circumstances in the cases, which would allow them to seek the death penalty.
Five San Diego women were stabbed to death last year in the Clairemont and University City areas.
Barring unusual circumstances, Prince will be back in San Diego in about two months, according to John Hewicker, chief of the San Diego County district attorney’s complaints and extraditions division.
Hewicker said he will forward a package of evidence to Gov. Pete Wilson’s office. Wilson is then expected to meet with legal advisers and send a formal extradition request to Alabama’s governor. If Alabama agrees that Prince be extradited, its governor will sign a warrant on which Prince will be arraigned.
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