2005 murder case: Jury selection to begin Tuesday

Published 6:00 am Sunday, February 22, 2015

Jury selection will begin Tuesday in the Limestone County trial of Dora Ramirez, who is charged in the 2005 murder of her boyfriend, Andres Galicia.

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Ramirez, 28, of1009 Eighth Avenue S.W., Decatur, is accused in the December 2005 execution-style shooting of Galicia, 31, of Decatur. She allegedly lured Galicia to rural Limestone County so her husband, Ulises Arturo Reyes Mercado, could kill him. Investigators believe Ramirez pretended she had car trouble and when her alleged lover — who went by the name “Flores” — arrived on Mooresville Road, Mercado allegedly shot him in the face and the back of the head. Mercado, who is still wanted in connection with the murder, fled to Mexico before he could be arrested.

Ramirez remains free on bail pending her trial.

Assistant Attorney General Stephanie Billingslea, head of the AG’s criminal division, will try the case. Limestone County District Attorney Brian Jones had to recuse because, as a defense attorney, he once filed a brief for Ramirez.

Dan Totten and Lucas Beaty are defending Ramirez and Circuit Judge Jimmy Woodroof Jr. will preside at the trial.