CLERMONT COUNTY, Ohio —
A trial date has been set for the father accused of murdering his three sons in Clermont County.

The four-week trial has been set for July 8-Aug. 2, 2024.

Doerman is accused of murdering his three young sons at their home on Laurel Lindale Road in Monroe Township.

Doerman was indicted on 21 charges, including nine counts of aggravated murder. If convicted, he faces the death penalty.

Prosecutors said Doerman had planned the murders for months, and then on June 15, he came home early from work and had his wife and their three boys join him for a nap in the couple's bedroom.

Doerman is then accused of getting up, grabbing a rifle from a gun safe and shooting his children, 7-year-old Clayton, 4-year-old Hunter and 3-year-old Chase.

Doerman was arrested on his porch.

In the coming months, Doerman will return to court for pretrial hearings, including one where the judge will hear arguments over 34 motions filed by the defense.

Defense attorneys ask that potential jurors be questioned individually on issues related to publicity and the death penalty and that the jury pool consist of convicted felons who have served their sentences.

They also want gruesome photographs of the deceased children to be excluded from the trial and are asking the court to prohibit prosecution witnesses from giving emotional testimony. The defense wants to make sure jurors don't reach a verdict based on sympathy.

Judge Richard Ferenc set a Nov. 20 court date to hear all of the 34 motions filed in the case.