Day 1 of Chris Morland's trial began for the murder of Cassidy Ritchie

Jurors began hearing testimony in the murder trial of Christopher Morland, who is accused of killing his wife, 39-year-old Cassidy Ritchie, in January of last year.

Ritchie's body was found under a blanket and clothing inside her impounded car on Jan. 28, a week after she disappeared.

Opening statements and witness testimony focused on one piece of the prosecution's case a single key tied to a 2006 Chrysler Pacifica registered to Cassidy Ritchie.

Prosecutors say the blue SUV where Ritchie's body was found is central to their theory. They told the six-woman, seven-man jury that one key was the only key to that Pacifica, and that Christopher Morland was carrying it when he was arrested on January 25.

2 News covered this case from the start and has previously spoken with Ritchie's family;