MONROE, Mich. (AP) — An Ohio prison inmate has been ordered to stand trial in Michigan for
three slayings from 1972.LaurenceLamont is charged with murder in the deaths of three men in
MonroeCounty. Police say the victims were abducted in Michigan and Ohio beforebeing killed in Michigan.
Another suspect in the investigation diedbehind bars.After a five-day hearing, the Monroe Evening News
(http://bit.ly/15BVSqm ) says a judge found
probable cause Thursday to send the 69-year-old Lamont to trial.Lamonthas been in an Ohio prison for
decades for other crimes. A state policedetective had trouble identifying him in court but his ex-wife,
BrendaCarroll Blum, had no problem. She called Lamont a "monster."Lamont’s attorney challenged
the use of confessions as evidence. A trial is expected in 2014.___Information from: The Monroe Evening
News, http://www.monroenews.comCopyright
2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.MONROE, Mich. (AP) — An Ohio prison inmate has been ordered to stand trial in Michigan
for three slayings from 1972.LaurenceLamont is charged with murder in the deaths of three men in
MonroeCounty. Police say the victims were abducted in Michigan and Ohio beforebeing killed in Michigan.
Another suspect in the investigation diedbehind bars.After a five-day hearing, the Monroe Evening News
(http://bit.ly/15BVSqm ) says a judge found
probable cause Thursday to send the 69-year-old Lamont to trial.Lamonthas been in an Ohio prison for
decades for other crimes. A state policedetective had trouble identifying him in court but his ex-wife,
BrendaCarroll Blum, had no problem. She called Lamont a "monster."Lamont’s attorney challenged
the use of confessions as evidence. A trial is expected in 2014.___Information from: The Monroe Evening
News, http://www.monroenews.comCopyright
2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.