NV - Jeff German, 69, investigative reporter, stabbed to death, Las Vegas, Sept 2022 *arrest*

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Telles hires Las Vegas defense attorney, plans to go to trial in March

Defense attorney Robert Draskovich said was concerned over a lack of police recordings showing investigators early interactions with Robert Telles following reporter Jeff German’s killing.

www.reviewjournal.com

Defense attorney Robert Draskovich told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that he has been retained by Telles[.] […] [He] plans to keep the current trial date, scheduled for March 18.

 

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Telles’ attorney claims no ‘direct evidence’ of motive in murder case

Robert Telles’ defense attorney filed a motion Wednesday claiming evidence should show prosecutors have no clear evidence of Telles’ motive to kill reporter Jeff German.

www.reviewjournal.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

In May 2022, the Review-Journal published German's article headlined, "County office in turmoil with secret video and claims of bullying, hostility." The article had a swift effect on the Public Administrator's Office and the county sent in an outside consultant. German went on to publish three more articles about Telles, which chronicled his loss for reelection in the primary, ironically, to his second in command, Rita Reid.

German was working on another story about Telles, but he would not survive to write it.

Five days after his murder, police arrested Telles after, they said, his DNA was discovered under German's fingernails.

The story very quickly became national news, according to Review-Journal investigations editor Art Kane – who has written a book about German's murder, "The Last Story: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas," which is expected to be released this April. "A reporter killed by a politician for a story that he wrote," Kane told "48 Hours." "If he's the guy … that's pretty unheard of."

Telles was booked into the Clark County Detention Center. Six weeks later, he was indicted by a grand jury for murder with use of a deadly weapon. He pleaded not guilty and has since been in jail awaiting trial, which is scheduled for March 18, 2024.

Van Sant interviewed Telles at the Clark County Detention Center. Telles denied killing German and when he was asked about the evidence against him, including his DNA under German's fingernails, he said, "I say that evidence or so-called evidence was planted … And we will go ahead and prove that at trial."

Fed up over bullying, Nevada women take secret video of "monster" boss. He was later indicted for murder.

Just five months after the women told investigative reporter Jeff German about an alleged toxic workplace, the journalist was killed.

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[Marysmith]

In May 2022, the Review-Journal published German's article headlined, "County office in turmoil with secret video and claims of bullying, hostility." The article had a swift effect on the Public Administrator's Office and the county sent in an outside consultant. German went on to publish three more articles about Telles, which chronicled his loss for reelection in the primary, ironically, to his second in command, Rita Reid.

German was working on another story about Telles, but he would not survive to write it.

Five days after his murder, police arrested Telles after, they said, his DNA was discovered under German's fingernails.

The story very quickly became national news, according to Review-Journal investigations editor Art Kane – who has written a book about German's murder, "The Last Story: The Murder of an Investigative Journalist in Las Vegas," which is expected to be released this April. "A reporter killed by a politician for a story that he wrote," Kane told "48 Hours." "If he's the guy … that's pretty unheard of."

Telles was booked into the Clark County Detention Center. Six weeks later, he was indicted by a grand jury for murder with use of a deadly weapon. He pleaded not guilty and has since been in jail awaiting trial, which is scheduled for March 18, 2024.

Van Sant interviewed Telles at the Clark County Detention Center. Telles denied killing German and when he was asked about the evidence against him, including his DNA under German's fingernails, he said, "I say that evidence or so-called evidence was planted … And we will go ahead and prove that at trial."

Fed up over bullying, Nevada women take secret video of "monster" boss. He was later indicted for murder.

Just five months after the women told investigative reporter Jeff German about an alleged toxic workplace, the journalist was killed.

www.cbsnews.com

This will be featured on 48 Hours tomorrow.

 

[MassGuy]

This will be featured on 48 Hours tomorrow.

Good episode. Peter Van Sant went hard at him at the end of the episode. Also a great interview with the women who worked with this psycho.

 

[Marysmith]

Good episode. Peter Van Sant went hard at him at the end of the episode. Also a great interview with the women who worked with this psycho.

Oh good to know! Thanks! I’m going to watch it in a few here.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"How big a list of people might have wanted Jeff dead?" "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant asked Glenn Cook, the Review-Journal's executive editor. "That's a line of people that runs from here to Los Angeles," Cook replied. "This guy's written about terrible people, who've done awful things for over 40 years. The worst kinds of people."

They came up with a short list of people who may have threatened him. One of those was Clark County public administrator Robert Telles. German had written four articles about Telles' alleged hostile behavior at the office.

German first learned about the accusations of a toxic workplace from four female Clark County employees. "[Telles] was a horrible, a horrible human being," one of the women, Rita Reid, told Van Sant. "Monster is the right word."

How slain Las Vegas journalist Jeff German may have helped capture his own killer

Crucial DNA evidence found under the fingernails of reporter Jeff German led investigators to Robert Telles, the man charged with killing him.

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*eta: The Assassination of Jeff German

 

[Gardenista]

Full episode was released

 

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Robert Telles trial could be delayed while devices are reviewed | Courts | Crime

The murder trial for a former elected official accused of killing Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German is scheduled to begin next month, but attorneys may still push back the case.

www.reviewjournal.com

The trial is scheduled to begin next month, but attorneys may push back the case due to the voluminous data to go through.

Metro spent more than $75K on case over slain RJ reporter’s devices

Since Jeff German’s killing, both Las Vegas Review-Journal and Metro police have fought over the reporter’s personal devices.

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The Metropolitan Police Department spent more than $75,000 on outside counsel in its unsuccessful bid to review slain Las Vegas Review-Journal investigative reporter Jeff German’s phone, hard drive and computers, which contain the reporter’s confidential source information.

Crime scene analyst testifies ahead of Robert Telles trial

Former Clark County public administrator Robert Telles is preparing for his murder trial in March. On Friday, a LVMPD crime scene analyst testified.

www.ktnv.com

On Friday, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Senior Crime Scene Analyst JM provided testimony on her role during the murder investigation [as she will be unavailable during the trial].

Telles is due back in court Tuesday. His trial is scheduled for March 18.

 

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Trial delayed in investigative reporter’s killing

A Las Vegas judge on Tuesday granted prosecutors’ motion to continue the murder trial for former Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles.

www.reviewjournal.com

District Judge ML granted the prosecutors’ request to delay the trial, but she did not set a new date for the trial to start.

 

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Prosecutors continue push to see slain reporter’s confidential information

Prosecutors are pushing to see more detailed information contained on Jeff German’s phone, which was seized by police after the investigative reporter was killed.

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Prosecutors are pushing for the Las Vegas Review-Journal to reveal more details about confidential information on slain investigative reporter Jeff German’s cellphone, according to recently filed court documents.

 

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RJ agrees to turn over most data on slain reporter’s phone

The Review-Journal has agreed to give prosecutors, police and defense attorneys the majority of files from the phone of slain investigative reporter Jeff German.

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The Las Vegas Review-Journal has agreed to give prosecutors, police and defense attorneys the majority of data on slain investigative reporter Jeff German’s phone.