Jury Selection Underway in Trial of Palm Bay Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend

Jury selection has begun for 35 year old Daniel Stearns of Palm Bay, charged with second-degree murder, evidence tampering, and mutilation in the 2023 death of 44 year old Nancy Howery. Prosecutors say Stearns shot, burned, and dismembered Howery before burying her remains in the abandoned Palm Bay development known as “The Compound.” Stearns faces life in prison if convicted.