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Killer tells Las Vegas jury, ‘I hope God can forgive me’

Bryan Clay, convicted of raping and murdering a mother and her young daughter in 2012, took the witness stand Monday morning with a statement, ready to ask jurors to spare his life.

 
Condemned Nevada prisoner wants execution to proceed Tuesday

At what likely was his last court appearance, Scott Dozier told a judge Wednesday afternoon, just as he has for more than a year, that he wants officials to carry out his death sentence.

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Las Vegas man describes finding wife, daughter dead in 2012

Arturo Martinez took the witness stand Thursday during the death penalty trial of Bryan Clay, who is accused of raping and killing the man’s wife and 10-year-old daughter in April 2012.

 
Trial opens in claw hammer murder of Las Vegas woman, girl

Opening statements are slated to start Tuesday afternoon in the death penalty trial of a man charged with raping and killing a 10-year-old Las Vegas girl and her mother in 2012.

 
Condemned man restates death wish in Las Vegas courtroom

Lawyers for condemned Nevada prisoner Scott Dozier, who has pushed for his own execution, filed court papers this week to ensure that the death penalty is carried out legally.

 
Las Vegas judge grants killer his wish, orders execution

A judge on Thursday ordered the execution of Scott Dozier, securing a path to imminent death for the two-time convicted murderer who has spent the last year trying to persuade the state to kill him.

 
Las Vegas jury convicts man of planning wife’s murder, killing hit man

After awaiting trial for almost nine years, a reputed drug dealer was convicted Wednesday of convincing a handyman to kill his sixth wife before fatally shooting the hit man inside the couple’s northwest valley home.