His capital murder trial in Tyler began Tuesday with a not-guilty plea. “No one expects this is going to happen to them — certainly not in a hospital,“ Smith County District Jacob Putnam told jurors during opening statements. “It turns out a hospital is the perfect place for a serial killer to hide,” Putnam said. Hayes also asserted that strokes were not uncommon occurrences in intensive-care units, where all four patients were receiving care. Testimony is to resume Wednesday morning, with the trial expected to take four to six weeks to complete, Putnam said.

Source: thestar September 28, 2021 23:03 UTC