Did a Texas Football Coach Kill His Pregnant Wife So He Could Marry His Lover?

Belinda, nearly eight months pregnant, stopped briefly at her in-laws’ house to pick up some soup for her sick son before going home. But within an hour she was dead — shot execution-style in her master bedroom closet. Although a cordless phone was found at her side, the 30-year-old didn’t have time to summon for help for herself and her unborn daughter.

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David Temple in 2004.Harris County Sheriff’s office

While authorities believe that the surveillance video was a manufactured alibi for David, his attorneys argue that he didn’t have a sufficient window of time to kill her.

As the trial approaches, Temple’s lawyers say that he looks forward to his day in court. “We want to go to trial,” David’s attorney Stanley Schneider told reporters after a hearing last year. “David is innocent.”

Those close to Belinda say they just want answers. “This just goes on and on,” a family friend tells PEOPLE. “It’s hard on everyone. We all just want closure.”

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source: people.com