EDINBURG — The second day of the murder trial involving an Alamo man accused of shooting and killing a Donna teen in 2020 continued Tuesday morning with attorneys arguing outside the presence of the jury about whether testimony from a former investigator should be allowed.

Investigator Lorena Phelan was the sixth and final witness called to testify Monday afternoon. She had worked with the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office at the time of the murder and was called to assist with the investigation.

She recalled visiting the home of Miranda Luna, who was 15 at the time, on Jan. 15, 2020 — the day after 19-year-old Genaro Isaiah “Izzy” Castillo’s body was found in a sugar cane field in the Delta Lakes area.

That was the same day authorities arrested Carlos Julian Contreras, 23, who has pleade

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