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Update: Verdict reached in case of man accused of murder, attempted murder of parents
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Steve Andrade speaks with attorney Julie Skinner in Hall County Superior Court Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, for the first day of his murder trial. Andrade is charged with killing his father Esteban Andrade with a sledgehammer and trying to strangle his mother. - photo by Scott Rogers
While being evaluated by mental health professionals after allegedly killing his father with a sledgehammer, Steve Joe Andrade said, “I thought he would just wake up because of in like that film, Inception” it required a strong jolt to bring someone out of it, according to court testimony Wednesday, Dec. 17.