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Trial begins for man accused of killing transgender teen

| August 3, 2020 2:03 PM

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A man accused of 2017 killing of a transgender teen whose body was set on fire in southwest Missouri told law enforcement officers that he tried to make the death quick and painless, a prosecutor said in an opening statement Monday.

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