The Brief
- Ian Mitcham is accused of killing Allison Feldman in 2015.
- The case has faced lengthy delays due to court battles over familial DNA evidence, which police used to link Mitcham to the crime.
- The state Supreme Court ultimately ruled last year that the evidence can be used in the murder case.
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.…