Yoga expert, 37, accused of killing her identical twin sister by driving them off a 200-foot cliff in Hawaii is arrested on suspicion of murder AGAIN in New York after new evidence emerges

  • Alexandria Duval, 37, was arrested on Friday at a home in Albany
  • Was wanted for murder in connection with the death of her sister in May
  • The twins' SUV plunged off cliff at nearly 50 miles per hour in Maui, Hawaii
  • Duval was charged with murder but judge dropped charge for lack of proof
  • Grand jury indicted Duval for second-degree murder in October; she will be extradited to Hawaii

By Clemence Michallon For Dailymail.com

Published: 01:52 EST, 13 November 2016 | Updated: 09:08 EST, 13 November 2016

A Yoga expert accused of killing her identical twin by driving their SUV off a cliff in Hawaii has been arrested on murder charges in upstate New York after new evidence in the case emerged.

Alexandria Duval, 37, was taken into custody Friday after cops found her in a home in Albany - six months after sister Anastasia was killed when their car plunged 200ft in Maui.

Authorities had been trying to locate her since the beginning of the month, after a grand jury indicted her for second-degree murder. 

Duval was arrested and charged with murder in June over her sister's death, but a judge dismissed the charge for lack of evidence.

A grand jury however indicted Duval with second-degree murder in October, reopening the case and prompting a manhunt on the mainland, Hawaii News Now reported previously. 

Alexandria Duval (pictured left in her latest mugshot), 37, was arrested Friday at a home in Albany, New York. She was wanted in connection with her sister's death after a car crash in Maui (Duval is pictured right being airlifted)

A state police investigator located Duval in Albany, prompting state troopers and Albany officers to patrol the residence, where they found her standing outside.

Duval tried to flee, state police said in a release, but she was taken into custody and arraigned.

She is now awaiting extradition to Hawaii.

Witnesses said after the crash in May that the twins were fighting inside the SUV moments before the crash and reported seeing the passenger pulling the driver's hair.

Anastasia (left) and Duval (right) were arguing inside their SUV moments before the crash in Maui, Hawaii, witnesses said. Duval's sister died at the scene

Duval (pictured with her sister) was charged with murder once before in June but a judge dropped the charges for lack of evidence. A grand jury indicted her in October

The vehicle accelerated and took a sharp left over the cliff, Maui Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Emlyn Higa said after Duval's first arrest.

Duval, who at the time appeared in court with her arm in a sling, was held without bail before a judge dropped the charge against her.

'The judge understood the factual and legal circumstances. He got it right. Allison did not harm the person she was closest to and loved the most in the world,' Duval's attorney told DailyMail.com at the time.

Duval was grateful the court dismissed the charge, but remained traumatized by her sister's death, the car crash and the ensuing case.

The twins' SUV (pictured after the crash) accelerated and took a sharp left over the cliff, Maui Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Emlyn Higa said after Duval's first arrest

The sisters (pictured), who used to be known as Alison (Alexandria) and Ann (Anastasia) Dadow, had two yoga studios in Palm Beach County, Florida, from 2008 to 2014

Two months after the murder charge against her was dropped, Duval was arrested again in New York state for drunk driving.

Her blood alcohol level was 0.26, more than three times the legal limit during her arrest in Stamford, police said at the time.

Duval pleaded not guilty to driving while intoxicated and walked free in September after posting bail.

The sisters, who used to be known as Alison (Alexandria) and Ann (Anastasia) Dadow, grew up in New Hartford, New York.

They had two yoga studios in Palm Beach County, Florida, from 2008 to 2014 before moving to Park City, Utah.

Their time in Utah included arrests for five separate incidents linked to alcohol. \

There, they opened a new yoga studio that offered, among other classes, yoga for dogs. 

The twins moved to Hawaii in January and changed their names. They were living together in Haiku, on Maui - a few miles away from where Anastasia died in May. 

 

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