Marshall County Double Murder Trial Scheduled to Begin

Kyle Deemer, 27, of West Des Moines is charged with first degree murder for the deaths of Jessica Deemer, 24, and Bryce Mercer, 24, on Friday, October 17, 2008.

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By Becky Ogann

Story Created: Nov 16, 2009 at 9:20 AM CST

Story Updated: Nov 16, 2009 at 9:20 AM CST

DAKOTA CITY (AP) - The trial of a Des Moines man accused of killing his wife and another man in Marshall County last fall is scheduled to start.

Kyle Deemer is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jessica Deemer and Bruce Mercer, of West Des Moines. Their bodes were found on Oct. 17, 2008, near a ditch along a highway.

Kyle Deemer's trial is slated to start on Monday in Humboldt County District Court in Dakota City, where it was moved because of pretrial publicity.

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