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Rusk County Jury Picked for Trial in 1976 Death
A Rusk County jury has been picked to hear evidence in the trial of a retired janitor accused of strangling a woman 32 years ago.
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Monday, August 18, 2008 --- 2:30 p.m.
LADYSMITH, Wis. (AP) -- A Rusk County jury has been picked to hear evidence in the trial of a retired janitor accused of strangling a woman 32 years ago.
Attorneys have said medical experts will be key witnesses in the second-degree murder trial of 65-year-old Roy Beaulieu in the May 1976 death of Laura Bruce, whose body was found on railroad tracks near Ladysmith.
Rusk County court officials say 14 jurors, including two alternates, were picked for the jury by noon Monday.
Beaulieu was charged after Bruce's body was exhumed and a forensics expert ruled she had been strangled.
Beaulieu told investigators that he slipped on gravel by the tracks while arguing with Bruce about having sex, fell and struck her in the chin and neck with his arm.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
