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Beacon First: Closing arguments in Beasley case end after more than 3 hours; jury deliberates

By Ed Meyer
Beacon Journal staff writer

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Summit County Judge Lynne S. Callahan instructs the jury on how to fill out different forms after closing statements in the trial of accused CraigsList murderer Richard J. Beasley on Monday in Akron, Ohio. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)

To see more about the crimes Richard Beasley and Brogan Rafferty committed, click here to buy the Beacon Journal eBook The Craigslist Killings.

Prosecutors told a Summit County jury Monday that although they have no DNA evidence linking Richard Beasley to any of the so-called Craigslist slayings, they have a criminal imprint linking him to all four shootings.

“Truth runs in a straight line,” Summit Assistant Prosecutor Jonathan Baumoel said in the first round of closing arguments.

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