Otis Nelson found guilty of 2017 Huntsville murder
Man convicted of 2017 Huntsville murder By Kate Smith | April 19, 2021 at 4:26 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 5:56 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) -
UPDATE: After four years of delays, a Madison County jury found Otis Nelson guilty of murder.
In November 2017, Nelson killed his girlfriend, 44-year-old Mary Ann Washington. Friday afternoon, Nelson was taken into custody.
The family of Mary Ann Washington was relieved when the verdict was read. They said, finally, they can get some closure. Washington was killed inside her Northwest Huntsville Home. Her then 13-year-old son found her body.
The Madison County coroner said in 2017, Washington died by strangulation. The trial was pushed back multiple times due to technicalities and the pandemic.
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Suspect in 2017 murder goes on trial
Jury trial selected for Madison County murder trial By Kate Smith | April 19, 2021 at 4:26 PM CDT - Updated April 19 at 5:35 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - After four years, a Madison County murder suspect is finally going on trial.
Otis Nelson is accused of killing 44-year-old Mary Washington in November of 2017.
On Monday, the 12 men & women who will serve on the jury were selected.
The defense attorneys and prosecution wrapped up some preliminary details of the case.
The morning began with the attorneys questioning whether newly discovered evidence should be entered.
The defense argued they have located and mapped out a handheld GPS that proves the defendant, Otis Nelson, was not in Huntsville during the time of the murder, they say the GPS proves he was in Mississippi.