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(Marion, IA) -- The bench trial of a man from Marion who admitted to investigators that he strangled his 5-year-old son is set to begin in Linn County today.
Matthew Schleier is charged with the first-degree murder of his son Jack almost a year-and-a-half ago.
Court documents say Schleier also told officers he had been planning to kill the boy for a week.
Schleier waived his right to a jury trial.
Court records show he's pleaded not guilty and is pursuing an insanity defense.
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