COLUMBUS, Ohio – The man known as the Craigslist killer was sentenced to die for the 2011 murders of three men responding to online job ads.
Richard Beasley was sentenced this morning after his conviction last month in the murders of three men who responded to a help-wanted ad on Craigslist.
Prosecutors say Beasley lured the men with the promise of jobs at a farm in rural eastern Ohio, where they were killed.
Another victim was wounded, but survived the attack and was able to get
away and contact police.
The judge in the case had the option of life in prison, despite the recommendation of the jury.
A teen co-defendant convicted in the case will spend the rest of his life behind bars.