High School Valedictorian Murder Trial Begins, The murder trial of a former high school valedictorian and college biology student accused of brutally murdering his mother began Friday as prosecutors played 911 tapes and showed photos of the blisters on his hands in the hours following the crime.
Jeffrey Pyne, 22, allegedly murdered his mentally ill mother, Ruth Pyne, 51, in May 2011 by bludgeoning and stabbing 16 times in the family garage in Highland Township, Mich.
She was bipolar and had spent two weeks in jail nine months before her death for attempting to strangle Jeffrey.
