Evidence against former astronaut tossedBy TRAVIS REED, Associated Press Writer
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ORLANDO, Fla. - A judge agreed Friday to toss much
of the evidence against a former astronaut accused of
making a diaper-assisted, 1,000-mile drive to confront
a woman vying for the affections of the same space
shuttle pilot.
Investigators took advantage of 44-year-old Lisa Nowak,
who had not slept for more than 24 hours, coercing her
into giving information in a lengthy arrest interview,
Orange County Circuit Judge Marc L. Lubet said.
Lubet granted a defense motion to throw out comments
she made during the six-hour interview and items seized
during a search of her BMW, including maps to alleged
victim Colleen Shipman's home, large garbage bags,
latex gloves and some soiled toddler-sized diapers.
-snip-The ruling was a big win for the defense. But evidence
from a duffel bag Nowak was carrying — a steel mallet,
buck knife, BB gun resembling a real 9mm handgun, gloves
and six feet of rubber tubing — remains in the case.
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