The trial of 61-year-old man accused of murdering a teenager almost two decades ago is expected to start this morning.
Keith Thomas Joseph Hall is charged with the murder of Rachel Wilson who disappeared on May 31, 2002.
The 19-year-old, from Middlesbrough, was last seen in the Southfield Road area of the town.
Nineteen-year-old Rachel’s remains were discovered by a farmer’s son carrying out drainage work on a farm on the outskirts of Middlesbrough, in June 2012.
The family and friends of the teenager were able to lay her to rest more than ten years after she went missing.
Hall, of Lambton Road, Grove Hill, Middlesbrough, previously pleaded not guilty to murder.
He has also denied living off prostitution and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
His trial at Teesside Crown Court is listed to last between eight and 12 weeks.
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