New trial date set for Jeffersonville man accused of killing, cannibalizing ex-girlfriend

Oct 17, 2019
Oct 17, 2019 Updated Oct 17, 2019

Oberhansley wearing suit in courtroom hall - 8-22-19

Pictured: Joseph Oberhansley on his way into court in Clark County, Indiana on Aug. 22, 2019. He is accused of raping, killing and cannibalizing Tammy Jo Blanton in her Jeffersonville home in September 2014.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A judge has set a new trial date for the man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating some of her body parts.

Jury selection is set to begin Feb. 3 in South Bend, Indiana, for Joseph Oberhansley's case. Oberhansley is accused of killing and dismembering Tammy Jo Blanton in her Jeffersonville, Indiana, home in September 2014.

Tammy Jo Blanton Crime Scene House — The home on Locust Street in Jeffersonville, Ind. where Tammy Jo Blanton was found dead on Sept. 11, 2014.

In August, a judge in Jeffersonville declared a mistrial after a witness brought up Oberhansley's past drug use and previous time in prison during testimony. A few weeks later, a judge stopped selection of a second jury from Hamilton County, Indiana, because potential jurors said they were familiar with the case.