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Beacon First: Craigslist killings trial begins

By Phil Trexler
Beacon Journal staff writer

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A photograph of murder defendant Richard Beasley (left) and Brogan Rafferty was show during opening statements by the prosecution in Summit County Court on Monday in Akron, Ohio. (Michael Chritton/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.

Richard Beasley is no saint. He’s also not a triple murderer, his attorney told a jury Monday.

The opening remarks by defense attorney James Burdon reflected the first public defense of Beasley, the self-proclaimed Akron minister and purported mastermind of the 2011 Craigslist killings.

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