Markle Street Man's Murder Trial Begins Friday

More than a year after his wife was shot to death, a Markle Street man faces a third-degree murder charge in court.

Lynda Karlin-Mitros, 64, died June 20, 2011, from a gunshot wound, as Patch previously reported. Her husband, Gregory, is charged with murder, but his attorney said in court, he never intended on shooting her.

Gregory Mitros, 52, will begin his trial by jury Oct. 19 in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas in Room 907. Court records indicate an anticipated one-week trial. Judge Jeffrey P. Minehart is scheduled to preside over the case with Michael Quinn defending Mitros and Assistant District Attorney Danielle Bunting representing the commonwealth.

For many years, the Mitroses lived on the 100-block of Markle Street, where they raised one son. In previous court appearances, relatives have packed the chamber supporting Mitros. Their hope was to get his charge reduced.

Defense attorney Quinn has previously said the case hinges on how the gun, which was normally kept upstairs, shot Karlin-Mitros on the home's first floor.

Quinn said, that Mitros “never meant to shoot his wife.”

NewsWorks.org previously reported that Mitros saw his wife with the gun and tried to wrestle it from her.

Mitros posted 10 percent of his $150,000 bail in August 2011. Through various continuances, the trial has been delayed through this week.