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--> --> Man admits to killing teen COQUILLE (AP) - A Bandon man has admitted to killing 13-year-old Daniella Elder in January, and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. Steven D. Robertson, 30, pleaded guilty to aggravated murder, but avoided the death penalty under an agreement with the Coos County district attorney's office. A formal sentencing was scheduled for July 23. Elder's partially-clothed body was found Jan. 30 near the home Robertson shared with his parents. An autopsy found she had been strangled and died of asphyxiation. Robertson, a former boyfriend of Daniella Elder's mother, was taken into custody shortly after the body was discovered. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing