Jury Begins Deliberating in Trial of Alabama Man Accused of Murdering 11-Year-Old Girl in 1988

Jury Begins Deliberating in Trial of Alabama Man Accused of Murdering 11-Year-Old Girl in 1988
Marvin C. McClendon Jr. stands in the prisoner's dock during his arraignment in Lawrence District Court in Lawrence, Mass., on May 13, 2022. Tim Jean/The Eagle-Tribune via AP, Pool
The Associated Press
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LAWRENCE, Mass.—A jury on Monday begun deliberating in the case of an Alabama man accused of the beating and stabbing death of an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl more than 35 years ago.

Prosecutors and the defense attorney for Marvin “Skip” McClendon Jr. made their closing arguments Monday in a case that hinges in part on whether the jury believes DNA found under Melissa Ann Tremblay’s fingernails came from McClendon.