The trial of the Clay County contractor charged with murdering a customer begins Thursday

CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – Four years later, the man accused in the death of a Clay County woman whose remains were found in a landfill in 2020 is expected to go to trial Thursday. A jury for Corey Binderim has not yet been chosen, but jury selection is expected to be completed by mid-morning so opening statements can begin in the afternoon.

Binderim is accused of killing Susan Mauldin, who was 65 at the time of her murder. Mauldin had paid Binderim $12,000 for work on the bathroom of her Fleming Island home, but she said he tore down the bathroom and did not complete the work, according to police records. The Florida Times-Union reported that Mauldin planned to sue Binderim.

Mauldin was reported missing on October 24, 2019. Police say Mauldin was the last person to see them and initially cooperated with the investigation but then disappeared.

Binderim was located in Jacksonville on December 3, 2019 and arrested on other charges. Then, on January 29, 2020, Mauldin's remains were found at the Chesser Island Road landfill in Folkston, Georgia. Police announced that Binderim would be charged with murder shortly afterwards.

A Clay County Sheriff's Office investigation revealed that on Oct. 24, the day Mauldin went missing, Binderim went to a construction depot on Fleming Island and purchased two 60-pound bags of concrete and large heavy bags of construction debris. They found out he went to Mauldin's neighborhood and called them twice.

Video surveillance showed Binderim backing his pickup truck into her garage at about 8 a.m. that morning, then driving off a few minutes later, walking to his house for 15 minutes, then driving to the Rosemary Hill Landfill in Clay County and leaving dropped “about 300 pounds.”

Police say they knew they had to search the Chesser Island landfill because the trash from Rosemary Hill was brought there.

Binderim's arrest warrant says other evidence included scratches on his arm and hand and blood found in Mauldin's home.

According to the warrant, a CCSO K-9 also discovered the odor of decomposition in Binderim's tool bag and a plastic container during a search of his storage unit.