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Freese Murder Trial Begins

WVIK, Quad Cities NPR | By Herb Trix

Published October 2, 2017 at 12:40 PM CDT

The trial has started for a Davenport man suspected of killing his parents. Jury selection began Monday morning in Scott County District Court for 21 year old Sean Freese.

He'll be tried for two counts of first degree murder for the fatal shooting last year of 58 year old Kevin Freese and 57 year old Donna Freese. Their bodies were found in their home on West 59th Street in Davenport on October 4th, 2016.

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Herb Trix

A native of Detroit, Herb Trix began his radio career as a country-western disc jockey in Roswell, New Mexico (“KRSY, your superkicker in the Pecos Valley”), in 1978. After a stint at an oldies station in Topeka, Kansas (imagine getting paid to play “Louie Louie” and “Great Balls of Fire”), he wormed his way into news, first in Topeka, and then in Freeport Illinois.

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