Man admits to 3 Las Vegas killings, faces life without parole
A man who killed three people and lived with the bodies in a west Las Vegas apartment has admitted to committing the murders.
Spencer McDonald, 32, agreed to be sentenced to life without parole as part of negotiations for his guilty but mentally ill plea to three counts of murder with use of a deadly weapon, which was filed Monday.
“It’s a tragic case and I think it’s a fair resolution for both parties,” said Chief Deputy District Attorney John Giordani.
Prosecutors previously planned to seek the death penalty for him.
McDonald killed his grandmother, 80-year-old Dina Vail, her boyfriend, 43-year-old Andrew Graden, and 45-year-old Christopher Brassard, an apartment maintenance worker who attempted to check on Vail.
Police said McDonald lived with the bodies for days in an apartment at 9105 West Flamingo Road, just west of South El Capitan Way. He told investigators he put the victims “out of their misery,” court records indicated.
An arrest report said he admitted to bludgeoning and stabbing Vail and Graden and stabbing Brassard.
McDonald’s sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 26.
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