Trial begins Monday for Steven Zelich, charged in death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez
KENOSHA COUNTY -- The trial against a former police officer charged in connection with the death of a 19-year-old woman will begin on Monday, January 25th in Kenosha County.
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Steven Zelich
The trial will begin with jury selection.
54-year-old Steven Zelich faces one count of first degree intentional homicide and one count of hiding a corpse out of Kenosha County.
His trial is expected to last two weeks.
A final pre-trial hearing was held on January 5th for the former West Allis police officer.
Zelich is accused in the death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez, who was from Oregon state.
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Zelich is also suspected of killing 37-year-old Laura Simonson in Minnesota in 2013. A judge will allow jurors to hear about Simonson during Zelich's trial.
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The women's remains were found in suitcases along a highway near Lake Geneva in June of 2014.
Zelich is also charged with two counts of hiding a corpse out of Walworth County, where the suitcases were found.
He has a status conference scheduled for February 12th in that case.
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Bodies found in suitcases in Town of Geneva