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Follow Day 1 of Drew Blahnik murder trial
Trish Mehaffey will have live coverage from the trial throughout the day.

Jul. 16, 2021 9:00 am, Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 5:05 pm
Nearly three years after it occurred, the man accused of killing 31-year-old Chris Bagley in 2018 will stand trial starting today in Linn County District Court.
Follow along as Trish Mehaffey Tweets from the courtroom as the trial unfolds.
Trial resumes at 1 p.m.
Previous video from the day:
Drew Blahnik waits as attorneys confer with the judge during his trial in Linn County District Court in Cedar Rapids on Friday, July 16, 2021. Blahnik is charged with first-degree murder, abuse of a corpse and obstruction of prosecution in the Dec. 2018 fatal stabbing Chris Bagley. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)