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Richard Beasley is no saint. He’s also not a triple murderer, his attorney told a jury Monday.
The opening remarks by defense attorney James Burdon reflected the first public defense of Beasley, the self-proclaimed Akron minister and purported mastermind of the 2011 Craigslist killings.
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