Dane County Prosecutor William Brown says the defendant’s father had uncovered his “web of lies” before he and his wife were killed.
The double homicide trial for 23-year-old Chandler Halderson started with opening statements Tuesday.
Halderson is accused of killing his parents last year, then dismembering their bodies.
Brown told the court Halderson had told his friends about getting a job with Space-X and working for American Family Insurance.
A dozen people took the stand on the first day of testimony.
The first three were Dane County Sheriff’s deputies.