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Closing arguments have concluded in the murder trial of a Palm Bay man accused of killing his girlfriend.

Daniel Stearns, 35, is charged with second-degree murder in the 2023 death of 44-year-old Nancy Howery.

Prosecutors say Stearns shot Howery, dismembered her body, and buried the burned remains in an area known as 'The Compound.'

Closing arguments were delivered Monday, Oct. 6, in the murder trial of a Palm Bay man who prosecutors say

Daniel Stearns, 35, faces a second-degree murder charge along with charges of tampering with evidence and mutilation of a dead body in the 2023 death of 44-year-old Nancy Howery. An Indian Harbour Beach resident, Howery had been reported missing by her ex-husband after she failed to pick up her children. The remains were found in t

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