Statements by homicide suspect admissible in court
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) An Illinois suspect's statements to police will be admissible in court when he is tried next month on charges of killing a Cambridge real estate agent.
The ruling by a Jefferson County judge Tuesday means prosecutors can use at least three police interviews with the 35-year-old defendant, James Hole of Brookfield, Illinois.
He's accused of killing 71-year-old Ann Nelson when she showed him a house in March.
The criminal complaint says he admitted strangling and beating her and taking valuables from her purse. He's charged with first-degree intentional homicide, arson and burglary.
A message left for his defense attorney Tuesday was not immediately returned.
Hole's jury trial is set to begin Nov. 10.

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