Monday, January 11, 2010

San Bernardino, CA: Man's trial to begin in SB death of girlfriend, daughter

By Mike Cruz
Posted: 01/10/2010 05:54:37 PM PST

Lawyers are expected to deliver their opening remarks Monday in the double homicide trial for Gregory Whiteside Jr. who is accused of slashing to death his estranged girlfriend and the couple's 18-month-old daughter more than a decade ago.

Jury selection in Whiteside's trial was completed Thursday, and 12 jurors and 6 alternates were sworn to hear the case in San Bernardino Superior Court, according to court records.

The bloody slaying on June 13, 1999 followed weeks of unusual behavior from Whiteside and warnings from 19-year-old Shawana Andrews to her family and friends that if she died, "you would know who did it," according to the victim's best friend.

Andrews suffered numerous gashes with a 6-inch kitchen knife, and her daughter Brittany's throat was slashed. Whiteside then attempted suicide, causing self-inflicted wounds to his wrists, according to police.

The couple and the baby were found lying in each other's arms in a pool of their blood on the garage floor of a three-unit apartment building in the 500 block of W. 13th Street, in San Bernardino. Authorities received the call at 7:43 p.m.

Deputy District Attorney Robert Bulloch is prosecuting the case, while Whiteside is being defended by lawyers Dale Atherton and John Roberts. The case is before Judge Brian McCarville.

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