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Hamilton County medical examiner testifies about Jasmine Pace’s autopsy
The Hamilton County medical examiner testified the locations of the knife wounds on Jasmine Pace's body show that she was likely stabbed while in a fetal position.
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Chattanooga crime scene investigator collected a knife, glass fragments, scrub brush from Jason Chen’s bloodied apartment
A Chattanooga crime scene investigator found a knife on the bed and glass fragments on the floor while collecting and documenting evidence from Jason Chen's apartment, Michele Johnson said.
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Detective describes blood-filled crime scene as Jason Chen trial continues
About two days after Jasmine Pace's family broke into Jason Chen's apartment, Chattanooga police investigator Zack Crawford uncovered the largest pool of blood he had ever seen while executing a search warrant there, he testified.
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WATCH: ‘He panicked’: Defense argues Jason Chen’s actions were not premeditated
Defense attorney Joshua Weiss told jurors he wasn't going to waste their time, telling them straight out, his client Jason Chen killed his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Jasmine Pace.
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‘Sleeping with one eye open:’ Jason Chen’s former roommate details volatile relationship with Chattanooga man accused of murder
When Ryan Barrett was living with a man who would later be accused of murder, it came to a point when he locked and blocked his bedroom door before "sleeping with one eye open."
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WATCH: Five key case elements ahead of Jason Chen’s Chattanooga murder trial
Man accused in Jasmine Pace’s 2022 death set to face jury Monday
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Tennessee has a new execution method, 2.5 years after last scheduled execution abruptly halted
More than 2 years after Tennessee abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith — admitting that correction officials were not following their own execution protocols — the state has announced a new method that could allow it to resume executions halted since May 2022. But that won't happen right away.
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Hamilton County jail deputy arrested, fired after threats lock down Cleveland State
A Hamilton County jail deputy was arrested and fired Thursday after allegedly threatening a student at Cleveland State Community College.
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South Carolina man gets almost 6 years in prison for mailing pills containing fentanyl to North Georgia
A South Carolina man was sentenced to five years and 10 months in federal prison for mailing thousands of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl through the U.S. Postal Service to North Georgia.
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All evidence in the case of Jason Chen cleared for trial following months of legal debate
A Hamilton County judge ruled a search warrant for Jason Chen's cellphone data was obtained legally, so any subsequent evidence found as a result may be admitted at trial.
