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Former Harrisburg doctor to face murder trial in wife's 2016 death

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Brian Burns May 21 2019 hearing

Brian Burns, who is accused in the 2016 murder of his estranged wife, is seen being escorted from Saline County Court after a hearing in May.

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HARRISBURG — Brian Burns, the Saline County man accused of murdering his wife and hiding her body, has been deemed fit to stand trial. A trial date has been set for Sept. 18.

The decision, which came during a hearing Tuesday, is more than half a year in the making. Burns’ defense attorney, Duane Verity, raised a concern over his client’s mental competency to aid in his own defense late last year.

isaac.smith@thesouthern.com

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