The defense for a Clay County contractor found guilty of killing a client will present a motion Tuesday for a new trial in the first-degree murder conviction.

A Clay County contractor who was convicted Monday of killing his client in 2019 now faces the possibility of being sentenced to death for her murder.

A Clay County contractor who was convicted Monday of killing his client in 2019 now faces the possibility of being sentenced to death for her murder.

A Clay County contractor who was accused of killing a client in 2019 was found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday after hours of deliberation.

A Clay County contractor who was accused of killing a client in 2019 was found guilty of first-degree murder on Monday after hours of deliberation.

The trial of a Clay County contractor accused of killing a client in 2019 resumes Monday morning.

The trial of a Clay County contractor accused of killing a client in 2019 resumes Monday morning.

The trial of a Clay County contractor accused of killing a client in 2019 is set to continue Friday morning.

The trial of a Clay County contractor accused of killing a client in 2019 is set to continue Friday morning.

Opening statements are set to begin Thursday morning in the case of a Clay County contractor accused of killing a client in 2019.

A Clay County judge has denied the motion by lawyers representing Corey Binderim — a contractor who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of a client, Susan Mauldin — to block the state from seeking the death penalty if he’s convicted and denied the motion to declare Florida’s death penalty law unconstitutional.

The trial of Corey Binderim — a Clay County contractor who is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of a client, Susan Mauldin — was set to begin Thursday with jury selection, but it has been delayed indefinitely.

The State Attorney’s Office will seek the death penalty for Corey Binderim, a Clay County contractor accused of murdering a client, according to a notice filed in court Tuesday.

A grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging a Clay County contractor with first-degree murder, among other charges, in the 2019 disappearance and death of a client.

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – The State Attorney’s Office has released new audio recordings of a Clay County contractor who is accused of killing his client. RELATED: Discovery material released in case of Clay County contractor accused of killing clientIn that recording, Binderim is asked when was the last time he saw Mauldin, to which he said Oct. 24, 2019. I think you guys have pegged me, and I think you’ve got tunnel vision. And this is absolutely not fair.”Detective: “So can you tell me what happened to her?”Binderim: “I don’t know. Detective: “You know you’re lying to me right?”Binderim : “About what?”Detective: “You owed her $12,000.

FLEMING ISLANDCory , Fla. – The State Attorney’s Office on Friday released numerous evidence files in the case of a Clay County contractor who’s accused of killing his client. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office believes Binderim is the person who last saw her alive. Mauldin’s remains were found in a Folkston, Georgia landfill after more than 7,300 tons of trash had been searched. The newly released evidence shows financial records and checks for $12,000 of remodeling work Binderim was hired to do at Mauldin’s Fleming Island home. PHOTOS: Discovery material released in Corey Binderim caseAdMauldin was reported missing on Oct. 25th, 2019.

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – Susan Mauldin, 65, was last seen alive or heard from on Oct. 23, 2019. One year after she disappeared, two pumpkins remain on the porch of Mauldin’s Fleming Island home -- a daily reminder to her neighbors and friends of her loss. “It’s very disappointing to think those pumpkins have been out there for a year," Joy Strickland said. TIMELINE: How detectives uncovered remains of Fleming Island womanTime hasn’t dulled the pain of Mauldin’s loss. “As time goes by, I am hoping that will disappear.”Flowers and a sign join pumpkins and evidence markers that have been at the entry to Susan Mauldin's Fleming Island home for the last year.

Mauldin’s friend reported the Fleming Island woman missing Oct. 25 after knocks at her door and several phone calls went unanswered, according to court records. READ | Sources: Missing Clay County woman’s remains found in landfill search | FBI searching landfill in connection with Clay County woman’s disappearanceBinderim was labeled a person of interest in November after leaving the area without explanation. Acquaintances told detectives Mauldin had paid Binderim $12,000 to remodel her bathroom, but he did not finish the job. Speaking with detectives, Binderim said Mauldin hired him for a remodeling job but claimed it was only for $1,200 worth of work. Binderim, who pleaded guilty last week in an unrelated forgery case, was moved Tuesday to the Clay County jail.

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – The man charged with murder in the death of a Fleming Island woman, whose remains were found in a Georgia landfill, was expressionless as he walked into a courtroom on Thursday. Corey Binderim is charged with murder in the death of Susan Mauldin. Binderim went before a judge Thursday on an unrelated charge of grand theft by construction fraud in Duval County. They claimed Binderim never did the work he was hired to do at Mauldin’s Clay County home. READ: Man charged with murder after remains of missing Fleming Island woman found | Missing Clay County woman’s remains found in landfill searchPat Richie said she and Mauldin’s close friends have been suspicious of Binderim since Mauldin was first reported missing in October.

Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels said in addition to being charged with Susan Mauldin’s murder, Corey Binderim, 45, was charged with tampering with evidence. On Saturday, Daniels revealed that detectives first identified the Rosemary Hill Waste Management transfer facility in Clay County as a place of interest. He said detectives learned it moved waste to the Chesser Island Landfill in Folkston, Georgia, where investigators scoured through 7,300 tons of waste before finding Mauldin’s remains. Jan. 29A Clay County corrections officer comes across what appeared to be a portion of a human skull. Feb. 1The State Attorney’s Office, FBI and Clay County Sheriff’s Office all state that the human remains found during the search belong to Susan Mauldin.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Remains that were recovered from a Georgia landfill have been identified as those of a missing Fleming Island woman, and a contractor she once hired has been charged with her murder, investigators revealed Saturday. Human remains were discovered on the ninth day of the search,” said Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels. READ: Sources: Missing Clay County woman’s remains found in landfill search | FBI searching landfill in connection with Clay County woman’s disappearanceAccording to Rachel Rojas, the FBI Jacksonville Special Agent in charge, 213 personnel members were called throughout the week to assist. On the ninth day, investigators found what appeared to be a portion of a skull. TIMELINE: How detectives uncovered remains of missing Fleming Island woman“We know how difficult this news is to Ms. Mauldin’s friends and neighbors.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The remains of Susan Mauldin, a 65-year-old Fleming Island woman who’s been missing since October, were found during a search of a Georgia landfill, sources confirmed to News4Jax. On Friday, the FBI announced that the extensive search “yielded several items of interest” in the investigation into Mauldin’s disappearance. An FBI spokesperson said those items are now undergoing testing but did not confirm that Mauldin’s remains had been found. Investigators from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, State Attorney’s Office and FBI began searching the landfill Jan. 21. It’s also where Clay County Sheriff’s Office detectives found the body of 7-year-old Somer Thompson in 2009.

Investigators are scheduled to wrap up their search at a Southeast Georgia landfill in connection with the disappearance of a 65-year-old Fleming Island woman by the end of this week. In the early stages of the investigation into Mauldin’s disappearance, the Sheriff’s Office identified Rosemary Hill Solid Waste Management Facility in Clay County as a location of interest. FBI spokeswoman Amanda Videll said the search area is approximately the size of a baseball diamond and about 40 search members are on scene at any given time. Typically, forensic expert Michael LaForte said, investigators only search landfills when they have a pretty good lead. Anyone with information about Mauldin’s disappearance is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 904-264-6512.

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – FBI agents are searching a Georgia landfill in connection with the disappearance of a 65-year-old Clay County woman who has been missing since October. According to Clay County authorities, a contractor who Susan Mauldin hired to install tiles in her Fleming Island home, Corey Binderim, is considered a person of interest in connection with her disappearance. An FBI spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday that an evidence response team from Jacksonville was conducting a search at the Chesser Island Road landfill in support of the Clay County Sheriff’s Office investigation into Mauldin’s disappearance. The Chesser Island Road Landfill is the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office searched for the body of Joleen Cummings in 2018 without success. It’s also where Clay County Sheriff’s Office detectives found the body of 7-year-old Somer Thompson in 2009.

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – Nearly two dozen longtime friends and neighbors of 65-year-old Susan Mauldin gathered at the missing woman’s home Sunday to say they are still hoping to learn what happened to her. According to Clay County authorities, a contractor she hired to install tiles in her Fleming Island home, 44-year-old Corey Binderim, is considered a person of interest in connection with her disappearance. Binderim is behind bars in the Duval County jail on a forgery charge unrelated to Mauldin’s case. Twenty-two of Mauldin’s loved ones -- some who keep her yard maintained and flowers on her door -- wanted to talk about their friend and get answers. “She is not the kind of person to disappear without reason," Irene Strickland said.

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – A contractor who was named as a person of interest in connection with the disappearance of a Fleming Island woman has been arrested, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Office. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday afternoon on Twitter that Corey Binderim had been found and was currently in custody at the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office on an unrelated charge. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office has not filed any charges against Binderim, but detectives talked to him in jail about 65-year-old Susan Mauldin’s disappearance. Binderim appeared before a judge Wednesday in Duval County and will be back in court for arraignment on Dec. 30. Anyone with information related to the whereabouts of Mauldin is asked to contact the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 904-264-6512.

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – A very concerned friend reported Susan Mauldin missing on Oct. 24, saying that the woman’s home phone and cellphone have gone straight to voicemail since the day before. Caller: “You guys are sending somebody there, right?” Dispatcher: “We got people on the way already.”On Tuesday, Clay County detectives named Corey Binderim, who Mauldin hired to do some work on her Fleming Island house, as a person of interest in her disappearance. A neighbor, Paige Ritchie, said she and Mauldin are very close and that she is a good person. News4jax crime and safety expert Ken Jefferson said that once a person of interest is named, the focus of the case has changed. “I have no feeling one way or the other at this point, simply because everything is still kind of cloudy,” Jefferson said.

Susan Mauldin, 65, was reported missing from home Oct. 24. She’s considered endangered. If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801.

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – Detectives have identified a contractor as a person of interest in the disappearance of a Fleming Island woman who hasn’t been seen in almost a month. On Tuesday, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office said investigators believe Corey Binderim has information related to the case of 65-year-old Susan Mauldin, who was reported missing from her Harbor Island home Oct. 24. Mauldin determined she didn’t want to work with him anymore and requested her money back,” Fryer said. Fryer said there’s no reason to believe that Mauldin would have wandered off on her own or that she planned to leave town. Anyone with information related to the whereabouts of Mauldin or Binderim is asked to contact the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 904-264-6512.

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – It’s been more than three weeks since a Fleming Island senior citizen was reported missing, and with no family around, neighbors and other Eagle Harbor residents have become more concerned by the day. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office originally asked for the public’s help locating Susan Mauldin on Oct. 26, three days after she was last seen. According to residents along Harbor Island Drive, they have a lot of elderly people in the Fleming Island neighborhood. Her and her husband built this home and moved in," one Eagle Harbor resident said in reference to Susan Mauldin. If you have any information about this case, you’re asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 904-264-6512.

FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. - The Clay County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating Susan Mauldin. The agency shared her picture in a tweet. The Sheriff's Office says Mauldin was last seen in the Eagles Harbor area in Fleming Island. The Sheriff's Office doesn't believe she's in any danger, but want to contact her to check on her well-being. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.