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Ballistics Expert Links Alleged Craigslist Killer to Shooting Victims

Evidence is mounting against Richard Beasley; the purported mastermind of the Craigslist killings where three men were shot to death and one was injured.

Before the first week of Richard Beasley's capital murder trial came to a close, a ballistics expert took the stand and established a strong connection between a bullet recovered from one of the murder victims and a bullet pulled from Scott Davis, the lone survivor who was allegedly shot by Beasley in 2011, the Akron Beacon Journal reports. 

Jonathan Gardner, a firearms identification specialist with the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, delivered the testimony to a Summit County jury on Friday, adding more evidence against Beasley -- the purported architect of the Craigslist killings.

Brogan Rafferty -- Beasley's alleged accomplice -- was sentenced to life in prison for his part in the killings in November.

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The prosecution may ask Rafferty to testify against Beasley during the trial.

For more on the story, refer to the Akron Beacon Journal.

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