Here are three notes:
1. Mr. Templeton will stand trial on Oct. 16, nearly four years after the stabbings.
2. The trial concerns Mr. Templeton allegedly stabbing Gail Sandidge, RN, a nurse at the ASC. Ms. Sandidge died from her wounds. He also is accused of stabbing three other people who survived the attack.
3. In March, Mr. Templeton attended a competency hearing where a judge deemed him fit to stand trial.
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