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COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The jury began deliberating Monday in the murder trial of Stacey Gray, who is accused of raping and killing 25-year-old Renee Eldridge nearly a decade ago.

Gray faces charges of two counts of felony murder and one count of malice murder, kidnapping, and rape in connection with Eldridge’s death. Eldridge was found dead in a creek in Valley, Alabama, in July 2015, after she was allegedly raped and murdered in her Columbus home.

The case has stretched over a week of testimony, with prosecutors arguing that DNA evidence proves Gray committed both the December 2014 rape and the July 2015 rape and murder. The defense has maintained Gray’s innocence and questioned the thor

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