Prosecutors in a jury trial that began Monday in Anchorage say a Washington man killed a Ketchikan surgeon at his home six years ago. Defense attorneys said the doctor used morphine to relieve pain and anxiety and the drug killed him.
Jordan Joplin, now 38, is accused of killing 58-year-old Dr. Eric Garcia at his Ketchikan home on March 17, 2017. His trial began Monday, May 8, 2023, in Anchorage's Boney Courthouse and was expected to last up to five weeks, officials said.
Prosecutors said Joplin told law enforcement “a legion of lies” to cover up his involvement in the death. Joplin took Garcia’s cellphone with him when he returned to Washington and hid it under his bed in a bag that prevented the device from sending or receiving communications, Clark said. He then called the Ketchikan Police Department several times in the following days to request a wellness check on Garcia because he said he was concerned he hadn’t heard from him, according to Clark.
“The evidence will show that for Dr. Garcia, this was true love,” Clark told the jury. “And for Jordan Joplin, it was a transactional relationship.”
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