Jamie Hahn murder case

A day after his wife Jamie Kirk Hahn's killer was sentenced to life in prison, her husband, Nation Hahn, says he's chosen "the difficult path of optimism and hope" as he works to carry on her legacy, and he wants others to do the same.

Grief is like standing in quicksand. You keep sinking deeper and deeper and can't imagine how you will ever get out. Anyone who has experienced a profound loss can relate to this.

Followed a morning of emotional testimony from Jamie Kirk Hahn's family, Jonathan Broyhill was sentenced to life in prison for her April 2013 stabbing death.

After more than three hours of closing arguments Wednesday, it took jurors just over one to find Jonathan Broyhill guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death two years ago of Jamie Kirk Hahn.

Defense attorneys for Jonathan Broyhill rested their case Tuesday after calling several family members and a therapist who described his struggles with low self-esteem and being gay.

The state rested its case Monday in the trial of Jonathan Broyhill, accused of stabbing and killing his longtime friend Jamie Kirk Hahn at her north Raleigh home two years ago.

Prosecutors in the trial of a man accused of killing his colleague and friend neared the end of their case Friday afternoon but not before the presiding judge refused to declare a mistrial and remove himself from the case.

The lead investigator in the murder case against Jonathan Broyhill testified Thursday that he found evidence of numerous lies by Jonathan Broyhil, on trial for killing his longtime friend, Jamie Kirk Hahn.

A Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed a juror in the Wake County murder trial Jonathan Broyhill after concerns the juror talked about the case.

The husband of Jamie Kirk Hahn, stabbed in her north Raleigh home two years ago, relived the day of the crime and recounted the history of their close and loving friendship with the man on trial for her stabbing death.

Four days after authorities say Jonathan Broyhill stabbed his close friend, Jamie Kirk Hahn, in her north Raleigh home, he told investigators that he couldn't recall much about the evening and that he kept trying to figure out what might have prompted the attack on her and her husband.

Jurors in the trial of a man accused in the fatal stabbing of his longtime friend and political colleague on Friday saw images of the bloody crime scene that was her home - something a longtime police officer described as among the worst he's ever experienced.

Strangers comforted Jamie Kirk Hahn as she lay bleeding in a neighbor's yard on the afternoon of April 22, 2013 - moments after authorities says she was stabbed by a longtime friend in the north Raleigh home she shared with her husband.

Opening statements and testimony happened Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of killing a Democratic political fundraiser at her Raleigh home nearly two years ago.

Twelve jurors and two alternate jurors have been seated in the trial of a man accused of killing a Democratic political fundraiser in her north Raleigh home nearly two years ago.

Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a Raleigh man accused of killing a longtime friend and colleague - described as a "rising star" in the Democratic Party - and trying to kill her husband just days after the couple celebrated their four-year wedding anniversary.

The man accused of fatally stabbing a Democratic political strategist last year pleaded not guilty to the crime Wednesday.

The man accused of fatally stabbing a Democratic political strategist last year probably won't use his mental state as a defense when he goes to trial later this year, his attorney said Thursday.

The mental health of a suspect accused of killing a popular Democratic strategist is under evaluation, his attorney said in court Thursday.

Jamie Hahn was stabbed four times in her back, chest, abdomen and cheek and suffered at least 20 other cuts to her body, according to a recently released autopsy report.

Friends of a North Carolina Democratic strategist fatally stabbed in her home six months ago are gathering this weekend to kick off a foundation named in her memory.

A new search warrant released in the Jamie Hahn murder case shows investigators have searched accused killer Jonathan Broyhill's bank account.

Jonathan Wayne Broyhill was indicted Monday on several charges, including first-degree murder, in the stabbing death last month of Jamie Kirk Hahn, 29.

The man accused of fatally stabbing political strategist Jamie Kirk Hahn at her Raleigh home last week made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon, hours after being released from a local hospital.

The mother of a man accused of killing a Raleigh woman stabbed in her home last week says her son "has always had a sweet, gentle nature and been loved by all who know him."

Hundreds packed Raleigh's Pullen Memorial Baptist Church Saturday to mourn Jamie Kirk Hahn, a political strategist and "helper" who died after being stabbed at her north Raleigh home on Monday.

Former Congressman Brad Miller said Friday that his campaign bank account has been frozen after it was determined that the man charged with killing a former campaign aide this week was writing checks to himself.

Hundreds of people were expected to attend a Friday night wake for Jamie Kirk Hahn, a "rising star" and political strategist who died after being stabbed at her Raleigh home on Monday.

Jonathan Broyhill, the man accused of fatally stabbing political strategist Jamie Kirk Hahn in her Raleigh home on Monday, reportedly told people he had cancer - a claim that's untrue, according to his pastor at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church.

A Raleigh man accused of fatally stabbing a political fundraiser was under suspicion for questionable activities involving the political campaign of former Rep. Brad Miller, Miller said Wednesday.

Jamie Kirk Hahn, a 29-year-old fundraiser who worked on high-profile political campaigns, died Wednesday of injuries she suffered in a Monday stabbing at her north Raleigh home.

Nation Richard Hahn, 27, and Jameson Kirk Hahn, 29, two political strategists who have worked on high-profile campaigns, were stabbed at their Raleigh home Monday evening.

Democratic strategist Nation Hahn and his wife Jamie are hospitalized today after being stabbed Monday.