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July 22, 2019Auburn, NE |  By: AP

Man accused of murder pleas to move trial venue

A man accused of killing a Peru State College student wants
his trial moved away from Nemaha County in southeast Nebraska.

37-year-old Joshua Keadle's attorney argued in court Friday that pretrial publicity and local conditions make it
impossible to empanel a fair jury. Keadle's pleaded not guilty to a charge of
first-degree murder in the disappearance and presumed death of a 19-year-old
Peru State College student, Tyler "Ty" Thomas.

The judge will rule on the motion in the coming weeks.

Thomas disappeared Dec. 3, 2010, after leaving a party near the campus. The
state issued a death certificate for Thomas in 2013, even though her body has
never been found.

Keadle is serving a prison sentence for the 2008 rape of a 15-year-old girl.