Crime & Safety
'Craigslist Killings:' Richard Beasley Testifies in Own Trial
Beasley told a jury Wednesday that one of the victims pulled a gun on him first in Noble County.
Richard Beasley, the man accused of luring and killing men with a fake Craigslist job ad, took the stand today in his own defense.
Investigators claim that Beasley and Brogan Rafferty killed three people and wounded a fourth victim. Rafferty, a former Stow-Munroe Falls High School student, was found guilty on nine counts of aggravated murder and other charges in November for his part in the Craigslist killings.
According to a report from NewsNet5.com, Beasley told the jury he isn't responsible for the crimes.
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"I had no idea that somebody, anybody, had been killed down on that farm. I had no way to know," Beasley said according to the News Channel 5 story.
To read more about what happened in the court room today, read the full NewsNet5.com story.
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