DETROIT – Jury selection for the trial of Desmond Burks, 35, is set to begin Tuesday morning after multiple delays.
Burks is accused of murdering 53-year-old prominent neurosurgeon Dr. Devon Hoover — a case prosecutors said was carefully planned and driven by jealousy and money.
We’ve created a timeline of key events and testimony presented during Burks’ preliminary examination.
Disappearance and discovery
April 22, 2023: A white Range Rover registered to Hoover was found blocking a driveway on Coyle Street in Detroit. Officers noted blood inside the vehicle. Hoover’s family also requested a welfare check after he never showed up in Indiana to visit his dying mother…