A 64 YEAR-OLD SANTA CRUZ MAN, ACCUSED OF KILLING A WOMAN HE WAS LIVING WITH LAST YEAR, IS NOW SET TO GO TO TRIAL NEXT YEAR. JOHN CLAUER, WHO PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO ALL OF THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM, IS THOUGHT TO HAVE KILLED 30 YEAR-OLD HEATHER STEARNS. HER BODY WAS FOUND IN HIS APARTMENT. THE AUTOPSY RESULTS INDICATED THAT STEARNS MAY HAVE BEEN DEAD FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS BEFORE HER BODY WAS DISCOVERED IN CLAUER’S APARTMENT.
CLAUER’S TRIAL IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN FEBRUARY 19TH OF 2013.
