By Rose Gruenbacher
WESTMORELAND — Dana Chandler took the witness stand again on Monday to testify in her own defense. She is being tried for the double-homicide of her ex-husband Michael Sisco and his fiancée, Karen Harkness.
The trial for the July 6, 2002, murders is taking place in Pottawatomie County, after concerns about influence from media coverage in Shawnee County. Chandler is defending herself in the trial, and it is it the third time she is being tried for the crimes.
Chandler said she initially decided to become a pro se defendant so that she could personally get access to all of the evidence in the case. A pro se defendant is someone who declines counsel.
