UPDATE: Opening Arguments Today In Chase Murder Trial

Oct 7, 2013 12:12 PM

Greg Cotterill and Joe Nittler

Twelve jurors have been selected for the trial of the Stanley woman indicted in February on charges relating to the death of her husband. Rose Chase is accused of killing Adam Chase by pushing him down two fights of stairs at their Stanley home. She says that Adam tripped and fell down the stair after an argument. Three alternates still need to be chosen Tuesday in Ontario County Court, after which opening statements are expected to be given.

The process of picking the jury for a grisly Ontario County murder case has started. 31 year old Rose Chase indicted in February for killing her husband Adam and cutting up his body and then burning the body parts. She faces a maximum of 25 years to life in prison if convicted of second-degree murder. She also faces charges of tampering with physical evidence and endangering the welfare of a child.

During a pretrial hearing July in Ontario County Court, Judge William Kocher ruled that testimony by police officers involved in the investigation, as well as a video of a two-and-a-half-hour interview Rose had last December with Ontario County Sheriff’s Office investigators can be presented at her trial. In the interview Rose said her husband Adam fell down the stair in their home, she then kept his body in their basement for more than a month before taking it to her mother's house in Yates County where she burned the body parts.