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Murder case against Brandy Stutzman, facing death penalty, goes to jury

Brandy Stutzman helped ditch the killer’s bloody clothes, sent text messages to her husband, knowing he was dead, then feigned surprise when she found his body in his northern valley home, prosecutors said during closing arguments Friday.

Las Vegas man, already in jail, charged with murder in shooting of homeless man

Mario Velasco, 26, had already been booked into the Clark County Detention Center on several unrelated charges as of December. But he was rebooked on new charges Thursday in connection with the November shooting, Las Vegas police announced Friday.

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Police capture armed homicide suspect in east Las Vegas

Joel Nuno-Cruz, 24, who is wanted in connection with a homicide at the OK Corral bar as well as a string of robberies, is in custody Thursday night, police said.

Las Vegas police investigate woman’s shooting death

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the death of a woman whose body was found early Wednesday morning near Pecos and Alexander roads.

 
Killer testifies that woman wanted her husband dead

Jeremiah Merriweather, who has confessed to the Nov. 2010 killing of 32-year-old Joe Stutzman, testified as a key prosecution witness Wednesday in Brandy Stutzman’s death penalty trial. Should a jury find her guilty and decide on capital punishment, Stutzman would be the only woman on death row in Nevada.

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