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Trial set for drifter in deaths of Wis. teens

Associated Press - November 11, 2009 3:44 PM ET

JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) - A trial date has been set for the drifter charged with murder in the deaths of 2 Fort Atkinson-area teens nearly 30 years ago.

A judge on Tuesday said 76-year-old Edward W. Edwards of Louisville, Ky., will go on trial on March 8, 2010, on two counts of first-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty.

He's charged with killing Kelly Drew of Fort Atkinson and Tim Hack of Hebron. They disappeared in August 1980, after leaving a wedding reception. Their bodies were found months later.

Edwards did not appear on court on Tuesday. He's being held in the Dodge Correctional Institution in Waupun, where he is receiving medical treatment.

The trial is expected to take about two weeks.

Information from: Daily Jefferson County Union, http://www.dailyunion.com

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