A man from New Orleans who is accused of slicing up a woman in the Ninth Ward will have a mental exam before his trial.
It was in January 2022 that Benjamin Beale was caught for the death of Julia Dardar.
Because of her death, he is being charged with second-degree murder.
Officials from the court state that Beale wants to plead guilty by reason of insanity.
Beale’s hearing was set for April 14, 2025, by the judge in charge of the case.
Before his hearing, Beale will have a mental exam by a doctor.
At this point, there has not been a set date for a meeting to go over the results of the competency test.
An affidavit from court says that the NOPD went to Beale’s house because someone had reported them stolen.
Court papers said that the missing person was Julia Dardar.
The statement says that Micah Dardar, Julia Dardar’s ex-husband, told NOPD that she was missing in December 2021.
Micah Dardar told the cops that she had moved in with Beale.
According to the affidavit, Beale told police that he and Dardar were having relationship issues. He also let the NOPD check his property, which is where they found the body of a woman in a freezer.
Official records from the court said that a reciprocating saw with blood and flesh on it, along with a head and body, were found in the freezer. The affidavit says that deep cuts were found on the body’s shoulder and arms, which lead police to think that they were done after the body had been killed.
Along with the fridge, police say they found a face shield, goggles, and trash bags.
When police searched the rest of his property, they found what they called a “secret meth lab.” Inside a freezer, they found acetone, kerosene, glass dishes with white powder on them, propane, a Coleman grill, and other things.
Court records show that officers could not do a full homicide investigation because the home was too dangerous. They called for help from the Louisiana State Police Narcotics Division.
Inside the house, in Beale’s bedroom closet, a black safe was also discovered. The document says that NOPD said Beale gave the keys to the car and that they found the victim’s ID and credit cards, a bifold wallet, and a plush turtle purse inside.
From the document, we can see that NOPD booked Beale on multiple drug charges and obstruction of justice in the case of the missing person.
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