GOSHEN — Detectives testified about the DNA evidence they say connected Winston Corbett to a 2011 murder scene as the Goshen man’s trial entered its second week.
Corbett, 25, is accused of killing 58-year-old James Miller and attempting to kill wife Linda Miller, now 64. The Millers each suffered multiple stab wounds during a home invasion on Oct. 9, 2011.
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