Murder Trial Begins For Baltimore Man Accused Of Slaying Ex

BALTIMORE (AP) — Prosecutors say a Baltimore murder defendant bound, beat and stabbed his former prom date, leaving her body to be discovered in a high school’s bleachers.
The Baltimore Sun reports prosecutors presented evidence Tuesday they say proves Christopher Rather killed his ex-girlfriend Jasmine Pierce-Morris last June.
Rather’s defense attorney says he’s innocent. He says investigators mishandled evidence and set out to blame the boyfriend.
But prosecutors accuse