PICTOU, N.S. – The first-degree murder trial of a Nova Scotia man charged in the death of 19-year-old Amber Kirwan is set to begin today.
A full month has been set aside for the trial of Christopher Alexander Falconer in provincial Supreme Court in Pictou.
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Kirwan disappeared after leaving a pool hall in New Glasgow, N.S., during the early morning hours of Oct. 9, 2011.
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Her body was discovered in a wooded area in Pictou County on Nov. 6, 2011.
Falconer was in custody at the Dorchester Institution in New Brunswick.
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