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Jury to begin deliberating killer’s fate

Clark County District Court jury will start deliberating today on whether to sentence to death a man convicted of first-degree murder in the slaying of a 33-year-old mentally retarded woman.

Cornelius Rogers, 42, was convicted on Dec. 21 of killing Julie Holt during a burglary at her home in Henderson in 2001.

The jury was given the case about 6 p.m. Friday after hearing closing arguments about which sentence to hand down.

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