Defense questions Lake Gaston man's ability to identify suspect charged in his wife's 2018 murder
The murder trial that began on Tuesday hinges on John Alford's ability to identify the man he said held a knife to his throat and tied him up before burning down his house with his wife inside. While on the stand, the defense attempted to sow doubt about the legitimacy of Alford's identification of Lester Kearney, 36, who has maintained his innocence in the crime.
Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer; Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter
