Beaverton Murder: Opening Statements In Murder Trial Delayed

The trial of Jaime Tinoco - charged with killing a Beaverton mother of two in 2014 - has been delayed after it was disclosed hundreds of page of evidence had not been disclosed until Monday. The judge will rule Wednesday morning on how long a delay to grant.

While opening arguments had been scheduled to begin Tuesday, the day started with the disclosure that the lead investigator had not turned over 310 pages of tips received from the public. He didn't give them to prosecutors until Sunday and they turned them over to the defense on Monday.

Defense lawyers have said they would need between one and three months to evaluate all the information.

Tinoco, who is already serving 14 years for raping and beating a woman outside of Autzen Stadium in Eugene while he was on an outing with the Washington County Juvenile Department, is charged with killing 29-year-old Nicole Laube as she handed out flyers at the apartment complex where she worked as a leasing agent.

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He allegedly stabbed her in the heart and had intended to rape her. There were no witnesses to the attack, which happened in the middle afternoon. Several people reported seeing someone who matched his description near the scene.

Before she died, Laube - a cancer survivor and mother of two - was able to give a partial description to a neighbor who found her.

A detective in Lane County noticed the similarity between the sketch and Tinoco, who was being held there in the rape case.

A search of Tinoco's home - he lived near where Laube had been murdered - turned up clothes that matched the description as well as a knife.

The trial - once it begins - is expected to last several weeks.

Photo Washington County Sheriff's Office