A pretrial motions hearing is scheduled for Monday for a man accused in the 1995 slaying of a Cobb County flight attendant.

Waseem Daker, of Lawrenceville, had been a prime suspect for 14 years in the death of Karmen Smith. Smith was strangled while living in a house owned by a woman that Daker stalked for more than a year.

Smith's son Nicholas, 5 at the time, was stabbed, but survived.

Daker faces a charge of murder and two counts each of aggravated assault, aggravated stalking and burglary.

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Savannah Chrisley, daughter of former reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, speaks outside the Federal Prison Camp on May 28, 2025, in Pensacola, Fla. President Donald Trump pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were found guilty of defrauding banks out of $36 million and hiding millions in earnings to avoid paying taxes. (Dan Anderson/AP)

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