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A trial opened Monday for a Merrillville man accused of killing his estranged girlfriend.

Dennis Jelks, 60, is charged with murder in the January 2021 death of Angela Carrier, 37, of Crown Point. He has pleaded not guilty.

Carrier went with relatives on Jan. 26, 2021 to the Merrillville Menards to swap stuff with Jelks after a breakup. Jelks claimed he didn’t have the mail. He convinced Carrier to leave with him just around 1:30 p.m., and she was never seen alive again.

Carrier died sometime between Jan. 26-30, 2021, the affidavit states.

She was found shot twice in the back of the head on Jan. 30 near 30th Avenue and Jackson Street, documents state. A firearms expert estimated the bullet casings came from a .38-caliber or .357-caliber gun.

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