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Video of police interview of Alexander Jackson will be played in court Thursday.

Former crime scene investigator said two “good quality” palm prints found on murder weapon matched prints of Alexander Jackson. The position of the prints showed someone could have shot a foot.

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A state medical examiner testified Tuesday that the parents and sister of accused killer Alexander Jackson each had multiple fatal injuries. His mother was shot in the head at close range, according to the autopsy.

Follow live coverage from the courtroom with Gazette Reporter Trish Mehaffey

A prosecutor, in his opening statement, said officers didn’t expect to find three family members dead when they responded to a call about a break-in on June 15, 2021.

Alexander Jackson is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his father, mother and sister in June 2021. Testimony may start Thursday and the trial is expected to last nine days.

Alexander Jackson, 22, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and is accused of killing his father, mother and sister.

The trial for a 21-year-old Cedar Rapids man, accused of fatally shooting his parents and sister in 2021, will begin in January 2023.

The trial for Alexander Ken Jackson, 21, accused of killing his family, may be delayed because the defense and prosecution have a scheduling conflict.

Judge denies moving trial out of Linn Co. for 21-year-old charged with killing his parents and sister.

A former UI student charged with killing his parents and sister wants trial moved out of Linn Co. Lawyers argue news coverage has been “pervasive and inflammatory.”

The trial for Alexander Jackson, accused of fatally shooting his parents and sister last June, will not go in April. It will be bumped out, possibly past the one year anniversary of the fatal shootings. His lawyers also plan to ask for a change of venue.

It’s rare that teens and young adults commit murder, but four young Iowans are awaiting trial for just that. Two young men are charged with killing their families in Cedar Rapids, and two others charged in the death of their teacher in Fairfield.

Trial reset to April 5, 2022, for Alexander Ken Jackson, a 21-year-old University of Iowa student charged with fatally shooting his parents and sister at their northeast Cedar Rapids home in June 2021.