A 63 YEAR-OLD MAN, WHO IS ACCUSED OF KILLING A WOMAN IN HIS SANTA CRUZ APARTMENT LAST SPRING, IS SET TO BE ARRAIGNED TOMORROW. THE BODY OF 30 YEAR-OLD SANTA CRUZ RESIDENT HEATHER MARIE STEARNS WAS FOUND IN JOHN CLAUER’S 3RD STORY APARTMENT BACK IN APRIL. The CORONER’S REPORT SAID THAT STEARNS WAS STRANGLED, BEATEN, AND KICKED TO DEATH. CLAUER COULD FACE LIFE IN PRISON, IF HE IS CONVICTED OF THIS MURDER.
