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Trial begins for Gainesville man accused of murdering father with sledgehammer, trying to hang mother

Steve Andrade appears 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 hang his mother. - photo by Scott Rogers

12162025 ANDRADE 1.jpg — Steve Andrade appears 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 hang his mother. - photo by Scott Rogers

A Gainesville man killed his father with a sledgehammer and tried to hang his mother in December 2021 because “he was upset about his parents' relationship,” a Hall County prosecutor argued in court Monday.