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Follow Day 2 of Drew Blahnik murder trial
Trish Mehaffey will have live coverage from the trial throughout the day

Jul. 19, 2021 8:14 am, Updated: Jul. 20, 2021 5:04 pm
Nearly three years after it occurred, the man accused of killing 31-year-old Chris Bagley in 2018 is standing trial in Linn County District Court.
Follow along as Trish Mehaffey tweets from the courtroom as the trial unfolds.
Trial coverage resumes at 1 or 1:15 p.m.
Previous videos from Days 1-2:
Recap: Trish Mehaffey’s Tweets from Day 1 of the Trial
Trish Mehaffey’s live coverage for Day 2
Drew Blahnik takes notes during opening statements 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)