Accused killer waives hearing
Murder suspect Ross Kleman (Green coat, in shackles) is led along a walking path in Edson Thursday by RCMP officers. Kleman has been charged in the murder of Edson teenager Emily Stauffer in September.
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EDMONTON — A man accused of killing a 14-year-old Edson girl has waived his preliminary hearing.
Ross Edward Kleman, 44, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Emily Stauffer.
Kleman, a former travelling preacher, pleaded not guilty to the charge in December 2008.
Stauffer was killed Sept. 27, 2008 on a popular hiking trail in Edson, about 200 kilometres west of Edmonton.
Kleman is scheduled to appear April 26 in Hinton's Court of Queen's Bench.
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