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Long awaited 麻豆精选 murder trial is scheduled to begin Monday

Stephen Pirko is charged in the killing of Christopher Ausman in 2014
Laryn Gilmour
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After multiple delays, the trial of Steven Randy Pirko is scheduled to begin April 29.

Pirko was charged with the second-degree murder of Christopher Ausman on Nov. 19, 2018, nearly three years after Ausman鈥檚 body was found on the sidewalk along Highway 33 in January 2014.

Pirko鈥檚 defence lawyer appeared in supreme court in 麻豆精选 on behalf of Pirko Thursday for the preliminary trial.

READ MORE: Arrest made in 2014 麻豆精选 murder

Jurors are expected to be selected Monday and the trial is estimated to last four to six weeks.

READ MORE: 麻豆精选 murder trial scheduled for later this month

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