The Kelowna man charged in a cold-case murder made a brief court appearance Wednesday afternoon.
Steven Randy Pirko appeared by video link with his lawyer from the Kamloops Regional Correctional Centre.
Pirko is accused of second-degree murder in the slaying of Christopher Michael Ausman.
His body was found in the early morning hours of January 25, 2014 on a blood-stained sidewalk along Highway 33 in the Rutland neighbourhood.
It’s believed Ausman was stabbed to death.
Police have not revealed a possible motive for the killing or any of the circumstances leading to Pirko’s arrest.
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The case has been adjourned for three weeks while the defence lawyer waits for evidence disclosure from Crown Counsel.
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