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State College Murder Trial Begins

State College Murder Trial Begins - Monday, September 10, 2007 at 4:44PM EST

Reported by: Candice Grossklaus
Monday, Sep 10, 2007 @04:44pm EST
STATE COLLEGE, CENTRE COUNTY- The trial for a State College man accused of killing a Penn State student from our area began Monday.

Josephy Ventura, 28, is charged in the February 2006 murder of Michael Donahue, 22.

It happened at the former 'Club Love', which is now known as 'Lulu's Nightspot', in State College.

Donahue is a Drums native, and was stabbed to death while trying to break up a bar fight.

Ventura faces life in prison if convicted of first-degree homicide.