His defense attorney has asked for a change of venue, but the judge said he will not issue a decision until Oct. 3.
Gabriel faces charges of gross abuse of a corpse and tampering with evidence.
Beth Lewis, an attorney who may also have information about Baker’s disappearance, is scheduled to give oral arguments in a federal appeals court.
She is fighting to keep confidential what her now-deceased client, Jan Franks, told her about Baker’s disappearance.
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