CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Opening statements are set to begin Thursday morning in the case of a Clay County contractor accused of killing a client in 2019.
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Corey Binderim, 49, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Susan Mauldin.
Press play above to watch the opening statements live. Court is currently in recess.
Mauldin was reported missing from her Fleming Island Home in October 2019. Her remains were found three months later at a landfill in Folkston, Georgia.
Investigators said Binderim was the last person to see her alive. Court records show Binderim was hired to complete a $12,000 remodel on Mauldin’s home before she disappeared. Documents released by prosecutors say he repeatedly failed to show up for work and finish the job.
In December 2019, Binderim, who was a person of interest in Mauldin’s disappearance, was arrested on an unrelated charge.
He was charged a couple of months later with Mauldin’s murder.
According to court documents, Binderim bought concrete and heavy duty construction bags Oct. 24, 2019, a day before Mauldin was reported missing. He’s also accused of dumping 300 pounds of materials at a landfill the same day.
In October 2022, Binderim’s trial was delayed indefinitely.
After two years of delays, Binderim will return to Clay County court at 9 a.m. Thursday where opening statements are set to begin after wrapping up with jury selection.
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The state is seeking the death penalty.