Witnesses in Tampa dog park murder trial say shooter said he wanted to kill, harm victim
February, William Genovese ran into Gerald Radford at the West Dog Park in Tampa. The two men got to talking about some other people they knew at the park, Genovese recalled Wednesday from the witness stand of a Tampa courtroom.
Dog park shooting trial: Closing arguments Thursday after defense quickly rests
Closing arguments are getting underway in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford in a Tampa courtroom on Thursday, as Radford stands trial for murder one year after a deadly shooting at a dog park.
Dog park shooting trial: Day 2 of testimony Wednesday
Testimony resumed in a Tampa courtroom on Wednesday in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford, who's accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay.
Tampa dog park shooting defendant rejects plea deal, trial to begin this week
Gerald Radford rejected a plea deal that would have sent him to prison for 15 years for the death of John Lay.
Trial for man charged with murder at Florida dog park begins
The second-degree murder trial of Gerald Declan Radford got underway at the Hillsborough County courthouse today.
Dog park shooting trial: Jurors hear opening statements and testimony Tuesday
The trial of a man accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay began in a Tampa courtroom on Tuesday.
Prosecution rests in Tampa dog park murder trial
Testimony resumed in a Tampa courtroom on Wednesday in the trial of Gerald Declan Radford, who's accused of targeting and killing another man at a dog park because he was gay. Aaron Mesmer reports.
“Was it fear, or was it hate”: Opening statements begin in dog park murder trial.
Opening statements have started in the murder trial of Gerald Radford. He is accused of killing John “Walt” Lay at a Hillsborough County dog park in 2024.
FL v. Gerald Radford: Dog Park Murder Trial
A Florida man is standing trial for a fatal shooting at a Tampa dog park. Gerald Radford testifies in his own defense during a stand-your-ground hearing in Tampa. (Court TV) Gerald Declan Radford is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of 52-year-old John Walter Lay.
Jurors hear testimony in first day of Tampa dog park murder trial
The hostility between a gay man and the defendant charged with his murder, prosecutors say, started with a request to go out for a beer. Gerald Radford and John Walter Lay had been friends for a while,
Opening statements set to begin in Tampa dog park murder
Opening statements are set to begin for a man charged with killing another person at a Hillsborough County dog park.
Opening statements start for trial of Tampa man accused of murder, gay hate crime
TAMPA, Florida — Opening statements began Tuesday in a case involving a deadly shooting at Tampa’s West Dog Park one year ago this week. Gerald Declan Radford is on trial for the death of John 'Walter ...
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Florida man accused of hate crime in deadly shooting of gay man claims self-defense
Gerald Radford testified on Friday that he feared for his own life when he shot John “Walt” Lay at a Tampa dog park on Feb. 2. Local news outlets report Radford testified that Lay repeatedly ...
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Trial for man charged with murder of gay man at Florida dog park begins Monday
Gerald Declan Radford, the suspect charged with murdering a gay man at a Tampa dog park in 2024, is set to start his trial on ...