BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) _ A judge has ordered the re-trial of John Allen Rubio moved from Brownsville in Cameron County to Edinburg in neighboring Hidalgo County.
Rubio’s a Brownsville man accused of killing his three children in 2003.
The Brownsville Herald reports visiting State District Judge Noe Gonzalez released the ruling Monday after Rubio’s attorneys argued last week that extensive media attention made it impossible for their client to receive a fair trial in Cameron County.
Rubio was convicted of the murders in 2003, but an appeals court reversed the conviction in 2007.