MACON, Ga. — The trial of a man charged with killing and dismembering a law school classmate in Macon has been moved to Henry County about 60 miles away.
The Telegraph reports a court order filed Wednesday says the trial for 28-year-old Stephen McDaniel will be held in McDonough. It is scheduled to begin April 28.
McDaniel is charged with murder in the June 2011 slaying of 27-year-old Lauren Giddings, who had just graduated from Mercer University Law School. Her torso was found in a trash bin outside the apartment complex where Giddings and McDaniel were neighbors. The rest of her remains were never recovered.
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McDaniel's defense attorneys had asked to move the trial, saying news coverage of the case would make it impossible to seat an impartial jury in Macon.
Information from: The Macon Telegraph, http://www.macontelegraph.com