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Testimony wraps up Wednesday in 50-year-old Tallahassee cold case murder trial

  • February 4, 2026

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Testimony wrapped up on Wednesday in a Tallahassee 50-year-old cold case murder trial. Now, it is in the jury’s hands.

James Dudley is accused of killing Richard Moore at a Tallahassee convenience store in December 1976.

Prosecutors say Dudley was arrested in 2024 after a cold case unit re-interviewed witnesses in the case.

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On Wednesday, the jury saw photos of Moore and his vehicle.

Dudley’s defense team says no evidence points to him, and called it a case of “altered memories.”

This article will be updated once we learn the verdict.

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