Sex Offender's Murder Trial Begins
Jury Selection Starts In Sarah Lunde Slaying Case
POSTED: Monday, August 11, 2008
UPDATED: 5:16 pm EDT August 13,
2008
 David Lee Onstott is on trial for first-degree murder in the slaying of Sarah Lunde. |
TAMPA, Fla. -- A judge in Tampa says he expects it to take several days to pick a jury for the trial of a convicted sex offender charged with killing 13-year-old Sarah Lunde.Circuit Judge Ronald Ficarrotta said Monday that because Sarah's 2005 slaying got so much media attention, it will probably take longer than usual to pick a jury for David Lee Onstott's trial.Many of the first batch of potential jurors called Monday said they had some knowledge of the case.Onstott, 40, is charged with first-degree murder and attempted sexual battery. Sarah's body was in a pond near her Ruskin home in April 2005.Prosecutors say Onstott killed Sarah after coming to the house late one night looking for her mother, whom he had once dated.
Previous Stories:
- February 22, 2007: Defense Wants Confessions Thrown Out In Sarah Lunde Case
- September 14, 2006: Judge Delays Murder Trial Of Man Accused Of Killing Sarah Lunde
- February 18, 2006: Mother Says Son Innocent In Death Of Sarah Lunde
- October 27, 2005: Investigators: Sex Offender Confessed To Killing 13-Year-Old Girl
- May 15, 2005: Man Charged In Sarah Lunde's Death Tries To Dig Out Of Jail
- April 15, 2005: Searchers Seeking Missing Ruskin Girl Asked To Spot Beer Bottles
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