Shane James trial: Day 3 testimony focuses on arrest, deaths of mother, daughter
The third day of the Shane James trial focused on the deaths of Katherine and Lauren Short at their Austral Loop home, the injury of a cyclist and James' arrest.
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Victims, forensic analyst and APD officers testify in Shane James capital murder trial
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