Hailey Murder Case On Hold Till Spring

HAILEY, Id ( KMVT / KSVT ) - A Blaine County murder trial is being delayed until next spring. Blaine County resident Keith Blankenship is charged with murder in the second degree and evidence destruction, alteration or concealment.

He was scheduled to go on trial October 13th. Blankenship is accused of murdering Steve Romanchuck in mid–January 2014 and then concealing the body in his backyard, covering it with leaves and debris.