Retrial begins in Monique Baugh murder
Opening statements began Oct. 14 in Hennepin County in the retrial of Lyndon Akeem Wiggins, accused as the mastermind in the 2019 kidnapping and murder of Minneapolis realtor Monique Baugh. The Minnesota Supreme Court overturned Wiggins’ prior conviction due to erroneous jury instructions; the new trial is expected to last up to two weeks.
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📌 Key Facts
- Opening statements started Oct. 14, 2025; trial projected to run up to two weeks
- Minnesota Supreme Court threw out Wiggins’ earlier conviction over jury-instruction errors
- Victim Monique Baugh, 28, was killed in 2019; multiple co-defendants were convicted, including Elsa Segura (20-year sentence) and two men serving life terms