Appalachian Trail Killer Trial Moved

The attorney representing James Jordan, the man accused of fatally stabbing a hiker on the Appalachian Trail in May 2019, has filed a motion to push back the date of his trial.According to court documents, Jordan’s counsel, federal public defender Lisa Lorish, filed a motion on Monday, February 1 to change the date of the trial. The trial by jury has been scheduled to begin in Abingdon from July 19 through July 30, 2021.