FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Dia Khafra, father of Askia Khafra, holds a photo of his son in his Silver Springs, Md., home. Jurors are set to hear closing arguments Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in the trial of Daniel Beckwitt, a 27-year-old millionaire. Beckwitt is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the September 2017 death of 21-year-old Askia Khafra. A fire erupted and killed Khafra, who was helping Beckwitt dig tunnels for an underground nuclear bunker. (AP Photo/Michael Kunzelman, File)
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