The Brief

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - The trial for a man accused of killing a woman in Scottsdale a decade ago is set to begin on Monday.

Ian Mitcham is charged with the murder of 31-year-old Allison Feldman, who was found dead in her home in 2015. Mitcham was first charged in 2018, but a court battle over DNA evidence caused a lengthy delay in the case.

The backstory:

Mitcham was arrested for Feldman's murder after investigators say they matched DNA from the crime scene to Mitcham's brother , who was in prison. Police then used a sample of Mitcham's DNA from a 2015 DUI arrest to put him at the murder scene.

In 2023, just before the case was set to go to trial, a judge tossed out the DNA evidence . The defense argued that using the sample violated Mitcham's Fourth Amendment r

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