Part of Accused Craigslist Killer's Internet Search History Admissible in Trial: Report

NAPERVILLE, IL — A DuPage County judge said that only certain Internet searches done by a man charged with murder would be admissible in his trial.

Grant Muren, 24, allegedly killed his 55-year-old African-American roommate Charles Clark in 2014 after the two had become “sexually intimate,” according to a report from the Chicago Tribune. The defense is trying to claim it was self-defense after Clark sexually assaulted him, the report said. Muren moved in with Clark after responding to a Craigslist ad Clark had placed.

A judge ruled that Muren’s searches for “Jason Bourne” were relevant to the trial, but porn-related searches were not.

Muren reportedly visited interracial-themed gay porn sites. Prosecutors claim that Muren visiting those sites would “cast doubt on Muren's assertion that he had been sexually assaulted,” the article said.

The judge said searches for “Jason Bourne” are relevant to a secondary charge of concealment of homicide." Muren allegedly tried to blow up the apartment in a manner similar to a scene from a “Bourne” movie.

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