Former elected official found guilty of murdering Las Vegas veteran reporter
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Former elected official found guilty of murdering Las Vegas veteran reporter

NPR  

Former elected official found guilty of murdering Las Vegas veteran reporter toggle caption K.M. Sponsor Message German, the veteran investigative reporter behind those stories, continued to request public documents from Telles' office even after his primary election defeat, and prosecutors say that's when Telles resolved to kill German. Shortly before, surveillance video captured images of a person wearing an orange work shirt or vest and large straw hat walking toward German's house, and police later found a cut-up straw hat in Telles' home. They also found evidence that Telles had "cased" the address with online map searches, and that he'd shut off his phone and was unreachable during the murder.

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Former Las Vegas-area Democratic official sentenced to 28 years for killing reporter in 2022
2 months, 1 week ago

Former Las Vegas-area Democratic official sentenced to 28 years for killing reporter in 2022

LA Times  

Robert Telles, right, a former Clark County public administrator charged in the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German, listens to closing arguments during his murder trial at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Aug. 26. A former Las Vegas-area Democratic elected official was sentenced Wednesday to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison …

Former county official gets at least 28 years in prison for killing Las Vegas reporter
2 months, 1 week ago

Former county official gets at least 28 years in prison for killing Las Vegas reporter

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Former county official gets at least 28 years in prison for killing Las Vegas reporter toggle caption K.M. “She gave him the maximum.” Sponsor Message Telles, 47, testified in his defense at trial, denying he stabbed Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German to death in September 2022. “But I did not kill Mr. German.” Prosecutor Pamela Weckerly told the judge …

Las Vegas politician jailed for life for killing investigative journalist
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Las Vegas politician jailed for life for killing investigative journalist

Al Jazeera  

Former public administrator Robert Telles sentenced to life after being found guilty of 2022 murder of Jeff German. Employees from the Clark County public administrator’s office, some of whom had asked German to investigate Telles, embraced and wiped away tears, all wearing red shirts and badges showing the reporter’s face. “Jeff was killed for doing the kind of work in …

Las Vegas politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for journalist's murder: What drove the crime?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Las Vegas politician Robert Telles sentenced to life for journalist's murder: What drove the crime?

ABC  

A local politician in Las Vegas has been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of the murder of an investigative journalist who wrote articles alleging misconduct in his office. Robert Telles was found guilty on Wednesday, local time, of killing Las Vegas Review Journal reporter Jeff German in 2022 after three days of jury deliberation. Telles was arrested …

Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Vegas reporter, jury sets sentence at 20 years to life
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex-politician convicted in 2022 killing of Vegas reporter, jury sets sentence at 20 years to life

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A Democratic former politician was found guilty of murder on Wednesday by a Nevada jury that decided he’ll serve 20 years to life in prison for killing an investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of his conduct in office two years ago. Jurors deliberated for nearly 12 hours over three days before their unanimous vote that he …

A Journalist Revealed Turmoil At A County Office. Then, He Was Brutally Murdered.
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A Journalist Revealed Turmoil At A County Office. Then, He Was Brutally Murdered.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Subscribe to HuffPost’s true crime newsletter, Suspicious Circumstances, to get captivating cases, unsolved mysteries and courtroom drama delivered straight to your inbox every week. Former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles, 47, was accused of fatally stabbing Jeff German, 69, outside his home on Sept. 2, 2022, after the journalist wrote a series of articles for the …

Jury finds ex-politician guilty of murder in 2022 killing of Las Vegas investigative reporter
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury finds ex-politician guilty of murder in 2022 killing of Las Vegas investigative reporter

LA Times  

Former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles, shown in court Monday, was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative journalist Jeff German. Telles, 47, has been jailed without bail since his arrest several days after Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was found slashed and stabbed to death in a side yard of his …

Jury ends second day deliberating in trial of former elected official in killing of Vegas reporter
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jury ends second day deliberating in trial of former elected official in killing of Vegas reporter

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A jury in Las Vegas ended its second day of deliberations Tuesday in the murder trial of a Democratic former elected official accused of killing an investigative reporter two years ago over stories the politician blamed for destroying his career, ruining his reputation and threatening his marriage. The panel returns Wednesday morning to decide if Robert Telles, …

Jury deliberating fate of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Jury deliberating fate of ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas investigative reporter

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — A jury began deliberating Monday in the trial of a former Las Vegas-area Democratic politician accused of killing an investigative journalist who prosecutors said the official blamed for writing stories that destroyed his career, ruined his reputation and threatened his marriage. “And he did it because Jeff wasn’t done writing,” prosecutor Christopher Hamner said during closing arguments …

A slain Las Vegas reporter is remembered as a fair but dogged journalist
2 years, 3 months ago

A slain Las Vegas reporter is remembered as a fair but dogged journalist

NPR  

A slain Las Vegas reporter is remembered as a fair but dogged journalist Enlarge this image toggle caption K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service/Getty Images In Jeff German's newsroom, his Las Vegas Review-Journal colleagues have set up an impromptu memorial in his cubicle. Sponsor Message Enlarge this image toggle caption Arthur Kane/Las Vegas Review-Journal Arthur Kane/Las Vegas Review-Journal Prosecutors allege …

Las Vegas reporter murdered: Robert Telles subject of Jeff German's articles before killing.
54 years, 11 months ago

Las Vegas reporter murdered: Robert Telles subject of Jeff German's articles before killing.

Slate  

On Saturday, a longtime Las Vegas investigative journalist named Jeff German—the author of a book called Murder in Sin City—was found dead outside his home in an apparent stabbing. Telles, a Democrat, has served as Clark County, Nevada’s “public administrator” since winning election in 2018. German, rather, had written a series of pieces about accusations that Telles was involved in …

Slain Las Vegas reporter spent career chasing corruption
2 years, 3 months ago

Slain Las Vegas reporter spent career chasing corruption

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — In four decades of writing about the Las Vegas underworld and government corruption, investigative reporter Jeff German took on plenty of powerful and dangerous people. Glenn Cook, executive editor of the Review-Journal, said there was talk within the newspaper about Telles being “unhinged” but he never made any physical threats against German and the reporter never said …

Local elected official arrested in US journalist killing
2 years, 3 months ago

Local elected official arrested in US journalist killing

Al Jazeera  

The murdered Las Vegas journalist had reported extensively on allegations against the county public administrator. Police have arrested a local county official for the murder of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German. Robert Telles, 45, a public administrator of Clark County in the US state of Nevada, which includes the city of Las Vegas, was taken into custody on …

Las Vegas investigative reporter was killed over critical stories, police allege
2 years, 3 months ago

Las Vegas investigative reporter was killed over critical stories, police allege

LA Times  

Robert Telles in 2014. Las Vegas Metro police arrested Clark County public administrator Robert Telles on suspicion of murder in the Sept. 2 death of Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter German after recovering items from the elected official’s home that authorities said were worn by the killer. “Telles was upset about articles that were being written by German as an investigative …

Las Vegas police find a public official's DNA at the scene of a journalist's murder
2 years, 3 months ago

Las Vegas police find a public official's DNA at the scene of a journalist's murder

NPR  

Las Vegas police find a public official's DNA at the scene of a journalist's murder Enlarge this image toggle caption John Locher/AP John Locher/AP Police in Las Vegas have arrested a county official on an open murder charge in the death of Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German, who was found stabbed outside his home on Saturday. "This is …

Las Vegas investigative reporter found fatally stabbed outside home
2 years, 3 months ago

Las Vegas investigative reporter found fatally stabbed outside home

LA Times  

Jeff German, an investigative reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, was found fatally stabbed outside his home Saturday. Award-winning Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German was found fatally stabbed outside his home on Saturday morning, according to local media and police reports. Cook said German’s “bread and butter” was “breaking big stories,” with many of his investigations leading to significant …

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