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Slaying suspect facing death penalty

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing his wife's unborn child and boyfriend during a chain saw attack.

Chief Deputy District Attorney Giancarlo Pesci said prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against William Keck, who is accused of killing Jonathan Lestelle, 26, during a November shooting.

During the attack, Keck also shot his wife and killed her fetus, which was between 16 and 19 weeks old, authorities said.

His wife survived.

Keck, 26, used a chain saw to cut a hole in the door of his wife's apartment and fired his gun through the opening, police said.

Keck pleaded not guilty to charges of murder with a deadly weapon, manslaughter of a quick child and other charges during an arraignment in district court Thursday.

He is scheduled to go to trial in April 2010.

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