A Tennessee man is facing life in prison if convicted in the death of his girlfriend. Jason Chen is charged with first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse in the 2022 death of 22-year-old Jasmine Pace. Prosecutors allege Chen murdered Pace before leaving her remains in a suitcase.

Due to the publicity of the case, a jury was brought in from Nashville.
Pace’s family reported her missing in Nov. 2022. According to an affidavit, Pace’s parents broke into Chen’s apartment after tracking her location on Nov. 23. Her parents told police they found Pace’s identification and credit cards, but there was no sign of Pace or Chen.