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Tue Aug 20, 2024, 06:08 AM Aug 2024

Jury hears ex-politician on trial for murder amassed photos, ID records about slain Vegas reporter

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Jury hears ex-politician on trial for murder amassed photos, ID records about slain Vegas reporter

August 20, 2024 0:37 AM
By Associated Press

Las Vegas —
Hundreds of photos of a slain investigative journalist's home and neighborhood were found on the cellphone and computer of a local Democratic politician accused of "lying in wait" and killing the reporter, who had written several articles critical of the official, a Nevada jury was told Monday.

Other photos taken from Robert Telles' devices included an image of a single gray athletic shoe with a distinctive black pattern and a shot of Telles' work computer at the Clark County Public Administrator and Guardian office with results of internet searches through a password-protected site that retrieved slain reporter Jeff German's name, home address, vehicle registration and date of birth.

[...]

German's killing in September 2022, at age 69, made him the only reporter killed in the U.S. among 69 news media workers killed worldwide that year, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. German spent 44 years covering Las Vegas mobsters and public officials at the Las Vegas Sun and then at the rival Review-Journal.

[...]

Jurors last week heard from forensic scientists who said Telles' DNA was found beneath German's fingernails and saw security video of the suspect driving through German's neighborhood.

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Jury hears ex-politician on trial for murder amassed photos, ID records about slain Vegas reporter (Original Post) sl8 Aug 2024 OP
Some background. September 2022: Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German killed outside home mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 #1
Wow. Thanks for that. nt sl8 Aug 2024 #2
De nada. It's what I do. And good morning. NT mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 #3
And a good morning to you. nt sl8 Aug 2024 #4

mahatmakanejeeves

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1. Some background. September 2022: Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German killed outside home
Tue Aug 20, 2024, 06:22 AM
Aug 2024
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Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, one of Nevada’s most accomplished and trusted journalists, was found dead with stab wounds outside his home Saturday morning. #RJNow

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Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German killed outside home
German, whose work in Las Vegas spanned more than three decades, was found dead with stab wounds.





Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German killed outside home

By David Wilson Las Vegas Review-Journal
September 3, 2022 - 9:20 pm
Updated September 4, 2022 - 6:52 pm

Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, one of Nevada’s most accomplished and trusted journalists, was found dead with stab wounds outside his home Saturday morning.

German, whose work in Las Vegas spanned four decades, made a career of breaking big stories about everything from organized crime and government malfeasance to political scandals and the Oct. 1 mass shooting.

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Police responded to the 7200 block of Bronze Circle, near North Tenaya Way, around 10:30 a.m. Saturday after a person called 911 saying a neighbor was dead on the side of the victim’s house, according to Metropolitan Police Department Capt. Dori Koren.

Police found German, 69, with stab wounds outside of his home. Police believe he was in an altercation with another person on Friday in the late morning that led to him being stabbed.

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Contact David Wilson at dwilson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @davidwilson_RJ on Twitter. The Review-Journal’s Glenn Cook and Rhonda Prast contributed to this report.

Mon Sep 5, 2022: Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German killed outside home
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