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.
Lawyers for a 27-year-old man accused of raping and killing a woman and her 10-year-old daughter told jurors Tuesday that he should be acquitted, criticizing the value of forensic evidence against him.
Authorities add more than 30 counts against Jason Quate, already accused of prostituting his wife and killing one of his daughters in Illinois.
Jason Quate, the man arrested for allegedly forcing his wife into sex trafficking, also faces charges possession of child pornography, arrest documents show.
On deciding Javier Righetti’s punishment for the rape and murder of 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba, a prosecutor on Tuesday urged jurors to look no further than the defendant’s own words.
A month before he killed 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba in northwest Las Vegas, Mexican police issued an arrest warrant for Javier Righetti in connection with the rape of his cousin.
Javier Righetti was convicted of first-degree murder Thursday in the 2011 stabbing death of a 15-year-old Las Vegas girl, and prosecutors plan to seek capital punishment.
Prosecutors painted a picture of a predator during opening statements Thursday in the capital murder trial of Javier Righetti for the 2011 rape and killing of 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba.