Andrea Canning

No.

So Dale's defense attorney said that he asked her to say he loved his wife and that he maintains his innocence and that he did not kill her.

OK, so what did the judge decide for Dale's punishment?

All right, leaving Michigan and heading to Kentucky, Pikeville, Kentucky.

It's an update on the case of Amber Spradlin, the woman who was found stabbed to death in 2023 at a dentist's house.

Rachel, remind us about the case.

He's pleaded not guilty.

MK's dad, the dentist, Dr. Michael McKinney, and a family friend, Josh Mullins, were also charged with tampering with evidence, and they've pleaded not guilty as well.

The three men, Rachel, were set to go to trial this week, but there was a pretrial hearing on Monday that changed everything, right?

Yeah, so prosecutors argued that the trial should be delayed.

They said that they have crime lab evidence that they need more time to test.

What has been taking so long to get the evidence tested?

So there's a couple of reasons.

Basically, the biggest issue is there's a backlog at the state crime lab and a large amount of the evidence in this case is forensic evidence that needs to be tested.

So on Monday, a forensic scientist with the lab testified at the hearing and said that the preferred limit for testing is 10 items.

And in this case, 145 items were submitted.

That's a lot.

What did the judge decide?

So the trial has been delayed and it's a pretty significant delay.

It's now supposed to start January 11th, 2027.