Man accused of the deadliest mass murder in TN history appears in court

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    GALLATIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — The man accused of the deadliest mass murder in Tennessee history appears in court on Friday.

Michael Cummins was charged with eight first-degree murders. He is accused of the murders of eight people, including his parents and a 12-year-old child, in 2019.

On Friday, Cummins will appear for a motions hearing.

Cummins will face the death penalty in front of what has been decided as a sequestered jury.

Cummins recently appeared in Summer County Court in April for one of four motion hearings.

His trial was set for April of 2022. There is a possibility of different trials for the murders.

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