Fate of Lansing serial killing suspect in hands of jury

May 8, 2008 - 1:45PM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - The prosecution and defense have rested their cases in the trial of a Lansing man in the slayings of two women, and the case is going to the jury.

Prosecuting and defense attorneys rested their cases and gave their closing arguments on Thursday. It's the third day of the trial of Matthew Macon.

He is charged in the August killings of 64-year-old Sandra Eichorn and 41-year-old Karen Delgado-Yates and in an assault on 56-year-old Linda Chapel Jackson.

Police have said Macon is suspected in the slayings of five other women in Lansing, but the 28-year-old hasn't been charged in those cases.

Macon's attorney has questioned the integrity of evidence collected by police. Macon's family has questioned whether he can get a fair trial in Lansing.

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