Key clue slammed as ‘junk science’ as killing of wandering poet Erika Evans goes to trial in Portland

Published on: 03/18/2025

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Jake Phillips, now 39, listens to opening statements while on trial for murder on Tues., March 18, 2025.

Calling the state’s lynchpin evidence “junk science,” defense attorneys tried to tear apart the narrative accusing 39-year-old Jake Phillips of second-degree murder as his trial began in Portland Tuesday.

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