OAKLAND, California -- The Hans Reiser murder trial was delayed for two days Monday. Prosecutor Paul Hora is unable to attend the proceedings here in Alameda County Superior Court until Wednesday. His wife had a baby boy Saturday.
The trial of the Linux programmer, who is accused of killing his estranged wife Nina Reiser, began Nov. 6. There have been about 50 witnesses. Hora was expected to rest his case this week, and now that appears unlikely.
The defendant, 44, the operator of Namesys, might take the stand when his attorneys put a defense.
Nina Reiser was last seen Sept 3, 2006, after she dropped off the divorcing couple's two young children to her husband's house in the Oakland hills. The authorities said she never left the house alive, and that the husband allegedly killed her to end a bitter divorce and custody battle.
The husband claims his wife, who disappeared at age 31, left Oakland for Russia, where the couple met, and abandoned her two young children, now 6 and 8. He remains jailed without bail.
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