By Tara Conry

Evan Marshall, a recent University graduate, was indicted last week on multiple charges, including first degree murder, in connection to the homicide that rattled the suburban streets of Glen Cove last month.Marshall, 31, lived within a gated Glen Cove community with his mother, only two houses down from where the dismembered body of Denice Fox, a 57-year-old school teacher, was found on Aug. 17. Authorities received a distressed call from Fox’s 22-year-old daughter, Rebecca, reporting her mother missing on the afternoon on Aug. 17. Police believe the victim was murdered that morning, shortly before 8:30 a.m., when another Glen Cove woman was struck by a car heading west on New Woods Road. Witnesses who attended to the hit-and-run victim were able to help police track down the driver.A trace of the vehicle’s owner led officers of the Glen Cove Police Department to Marshall’s home on Willada Lane. When their perp pulled into his driveway on the morning of Aug. 18, authorities found Fox’s decapitated head in a gym bag in the trunk of his car. A search of the Marshall’s home later revealed bloodstains and traces of body parts in garbage cans hidden in the basement. According to reports of court documents, investigators also found knives and sadomasochistic pornography, which contained images of torture and dismemberment, in the basement as well.Nassau police also report that they found drag marks leading from the back of Fox’s home to his own backyard, and traces of blood along the same route. Marshall’s lawyer, William Keahon, of Islandia, failed to return requests for comment by press time. A spokeswoman for the University confirmed that Marshall was a student, enrolled in the School of Education and Allied Human Services from Spring 2003 to August 2004. While school officials could not disclose any details regarding Marshall’s academic performance, records indicate that Marshall graduated with a masters degree in education. However, he failed to take his certification test, required by the State Department of Education to teach in New York. During his time at the University, Marshall was placed at West Hempstead High School and Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park to fulfill his student teaching requirements.Carol Eisenberg, Superintendent of the West Hempstead School District, could not be reached for comment, but in a prepared statement, West Hempstead administrators said: “Following New York state education guidelines, we fingerprint all employees.” The release went on to say that “it is the responsibility of the university to screen student teachers prior to placement.” According to Melissa Connolly, Vice President of University Relations, the student teaching program requires participants to “be academically prepared” and pass a basic test, but “there are no formal background checks.” Connolly said that the state certification test, which Marshall never took, involves more rigorous screenings. While reports in local papers have said that Marshall has been arrested in the past for petty crimes such as shoplifting, a search conducted by The Chronicle of public criminal records returned no results for Evan B. Marshall in the state of New York. However, this excludes crimes that may have been committed in other parts of the country.The indictment, returned by a Grand Jury on Sept. 14, upgraded Marshall’s original murder charge from second degree to first. He is also facing three counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree, burglary in the second degree and criminal mischief in the fourth degree. His next court date is set for Oct. 23. If convicted of all charges, he could face a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole, according to the Nassau County District Attorney’s office.