SYCAMORE – The man accused of killing Northern Illinois University student Antinette “Toni” Keller asked a judge Tuesday to throw out the murder indictments against him.

During a hearing Tuesday at the DeKalb County Courthouse, William “Billy” Curl, 36, of DeKalb, appeared in court via closed-circuit TV from the county jail.

His attorney, interim Public Defender Tom McCulloch, filed a motion seeking the dismissal of the five first-degree murder counts of the indictment because they do not specify what acts caused Keller’s death, which prevents Curl from adequately preparing a defense, according to the motion.