TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. — The clerk’s office in Alexander County confirmed that Areli Aguirre-Avilez is scheduled to go to court this week.
He’s charged with five counts of first-degree murder and first-degree arson in the deaths of three adults and two children.
Aguirre-Avilez has been in jail since June of 2019, more than seven years since the murders took place north of Taylorsville.
A trial date has yet to be set in the case. One issue is that Aguirre-Avilez has changed attorneys several times since his arrest.
Heidi Wolfe is also charged in the case. Police say Aguirre-Avilez was dating Wolfe, who was underage at the time of the murders.
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Court documents show that Wolfe confessed to the murders, but later recanted that confession. She was released from jail last year after her bond was reduced to $20,000.
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