Can Dave Hawk, right, the Lemoore man accused of murdering his missing ex-wife, receive a fair trial in Kings County?

That's the question Hawk's defense attorney, Mark Coleman, will be asking in coming weeks after a Kings County Superior Court judge today ordered Hawk be held for trial on the charge that he murdered Debbie Hawk for financial gain.

Coleman said he believes people in Kings County have already made up their minds about the case because of intense media coverage since Debbie Hawk, left, disappeared in June 2006. He said he wants the trial moved to another part of California where people haven't heard about the Hawk case.

Kings County Deputy District Attorney Larry Crouch said he hopes a jury can be seated and the case tried locally.

From evidence presented this week in a preliminary hearing, the case against Dave Hawk is circumstantial, leaning heavily on financial records that prosecutors say show Hawk was having severe money trouble and had stolen hundreds of thousands of dollars from trust funds set up for his children by their grandfather. What is lacking is physical evidence -- DNA, fingerprints, eyewitnesses -- that connect Hawk to the crime scene.

Because the crime was allegedly committed for financial gain, the case could be pursued as a capitol offense, but prosecutors have not decided whether or not to seek the death penalty against Hawk.

Let's hear what you think: Could you listen to potentially weeks of testimony and fairly decide Hawk's fate, putting aside what you've read, heard and watched over the past two years? Offer up a comment below and share your thoughts.