Overview

• Defendants Joshua Zuazo and Carlos Hernandez face first-degree murder and two counts of unlawful imprisonment.
• Prosecutors say the men posed as DTE workers, visited late on Oct. 10 claiming a gas leak, then returned the next morning and were let inside.
• According to testimony, Hussein “Sam” Murray was taken to the basement and killed as Linda Murray was tied up and assaulted.
• Linda Murray testified the intruders searched the home for cash and jewelry and stole items including costume jewelry, a phone, an Apple Watch, and her car keys.
• The co-defendants are being tried simultaneously before separate juries in Oakland County Circuit Court, with defense teams disputing intent and identification.