PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — A Multnomah County judge on Friday scheduled the date to begin the murder trial of 72-year-old William Albert Haynes Jr. for next year after the former Portland wrestler was found fit to proceed in his defense, according to court documents.
Police arrested Haynes, better known as Billy Jack Haynes, in February 2024, accusing him of shooting and killing his 85-year-old wife, Janette Becraft.
In May 2025, Judge Angela Lucero found Haynes was unfit to stand trial. The judge ordered him to be sent to the Oregon State Hospital…