US teen in Craigslist trial: I feared for my life

October 23, 2012 23:18

AP reports: The teenage suspect in the killings of three US men lured by phony Craigslist job offers testified at his murder trial today that he went along only because he feared the gunman would kill him, too.

Brogan Rafferty, 17, said he feared his co-defendant might kill him and family members if he objected. Rafferty's co-defendant, Richard Beasley, will be tried separately. He has pleaded not guilty.

Authorities say the victims answered Craigslist ads for work on a nonexistent cattle farm in Ohio. The scheme targeted older, single, out-of-work men with backgrounds that made it unlikely their disappearances would be noticed right away, according to authorities.

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