MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. -

An attorney wants more help to defend a Macomb County man who is accused of killing four women after meeting them through online escort ads.

Jeff Cojocar says James Brown "vehemently" disputes the charges.

Cojocar is seeking a judge's approval to bring another lawyer aboard as well as $25,000 to hire experts in DNA, fingerprints and other specialties.

Brown can't afford a lawyer so his defense is being covered by taxpayers.

He's charged with killing four women at his Sterling Heights home and then leaving their bodies in cars in Detroit in December 2011.

The bodies of Demesha Hunt and Renisha Lander were found in the trunk of a car on Dec. 19. On Christmas, the bodies of Natasha Curtis and Vernithea McCrary were discovered in a burning car.

Renisha Landers and Demesha Hunt

Brown told police that he met the women on Backpage.com, which carries personal ads. A judge is holding a hearing Monday on the requests from Brown's lawyer.

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