Akron: Closing arguments start in Craigslist trial

AKRON -- Closing arguments are underway in the triple murder trial of Richard Beasley. 

Judge Lynne Callahan spent more than an hour and half detailing 128 pages of instructions for the jury.

Beasley is accused of using phony Craigslist ads to lure victims to a southern Ohio farm. He's charged with the murder of Ralph Geiger, Timothy Kern and David Pauley. He's also accused of the attempted murder of Scott Davis.

Beasley, 53, faces 26 criminal counts in total, including theft and identity fraud charges. 

Davis escaped from the Caldwell, Ohio farm and alerted authorities in the fall of 2011.

Defense attorneys have argued Beasley was a confidential informant for the Akron Police Department, against the Brothers Motorcycle Club.

They say Beasley was arranging jobs for a friend from the club who owned the Noble County property.

Beasley could face the death penalty if convicted. His teenage co-defendant Brogan Rafferty, too young to face the death penalty, already was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole.

The jury will get the case after closing arguments finish this afternoon. The members will be sequestered until a verdict is reached.

WKYC-TV

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