Trial Begins for 2018 Double Murder of San Antonio Couple

Prosecution and defense present contrasting narratives in the case of Jilson Duban Avelar-Rodriguez, accused of killing Julia Chase Wright and Nicholas Andrew Milanovich.

• Jilson Duban Avelar-Rodriguez is on trial for the 2018 double murder of Julia Chase Wright and Nicholas Andrew Milanovich in their San Antonio apartment.
• The prosecution alleges that Avelar-Rodriguez broke into the couple's apartment, shooting them both in the head while they were asleep.
• The defense argues that the couple were dealing drugs and that someone else in the building wanted to shut down their operation.
• Avelar-Rodriguez was arrested nearly a year after the murders while he was detained at a federal immigration facility for an unrelated robbery.
• If convicted, Avelar-Rodriguez faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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