SYCAMORE – The murder trial of William “Billy” Curl could be delayed because of his poor hearing.

Curl, the 36-year-old DeKalb man accused of killing Northern Illinois University student Antinette “Toni” Keller in October 2010, might not be ready to stand trial by Dec. 3 if CT scans show problems with his hearing.

Interim Public Defender Tom McCulloch, Curl’s attorney, told Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert they were awaiting results of medical tests Curl took Tuesday. Curl originally was supposed to appear in court via closed-circuit TV from the county jail Tuesday but had to be transported to the courthouse because of difficulties hearing.