Juvenile Court Judge to Determine Next Step in Rafferty's Case

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Brogan Rafferty, the former teen charged with murder in the crimes called the 'Craigslist killings,' will appear in Summit County Juvenile Court Thursday.

The purpose of the hearing at 11 a.m. Feb. 16 is to "determine the next step in the judicial process with his case," said Don Ursetti, the court's community outreach coordinator. 

Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio will decide what the next step is for the teen, who was 16 when he was .

Rafferty faces three counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder, four counts of aggravated robbery and four counts of kidnapping in Summit County, according to Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh's Office. He has pleaded the juvenile equivalent of 'not guilty' to those charges. 

Rafferty's case was transfered from Noble County to Summit County because Richard Beasley's case is being handled in Summit, said Walsh's office.

Beasley, 52, of Akron and Rafferty are accused of luring men to a farm in southern Ohio through a bogus Craigslist ad that promised a job, then shooting the victims, taking their belongings and burying them in a shallow grave.

Prosecutors said during a press conference . 

Beasley, who was previously in jail on unrelated charges, could face the death penalty if convicted of the 28-count indictment brought against him by prosecutors. Included in those charges are: nine counts of murder, kidnapping, theft and aggravated robbery.

Beasley has pleaded 'not guilty' to the charges.

For more information on Rafferty's trial Thursday, check Stow Patch.