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Defense rests in Blaise Taylor murder trial; closing arguments set for Wednesday
Blaise Taylor, a former Tennessee Titans scout, is on trial for two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of felony murder after prosecutors allege he drugged his pregnant girlfriend, Jade Benning, with cocaine. The defense presented evidence suggesting Benning may have used drugs prior to her death and highlighted flaws in toxicology testing, while prosecutors argue she had stopped using drugs during pregnancy and that fentanyl was administered at the hospital.
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