Topic - Javier Righetti

Related Stories

This Sept. 6, 2011, file booking photo provided by the Clark County Detention Center shows of Javier Righetti of Las Vegas. A jury has decided that Righetti should be put to death for the rape, murder and mutilation of Alyssa Otremba a high school sophomore in a crime that shocked Las Vegas for its brutality in 2011. (Clark County Detention Center via AP, File)

Jury decides death penalty for man, 24, in Las Vegas killing

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2011, file photo, Javier Righetti makes his initial appearance on charges of the rape and murder of 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. A Nevada state court jury that found the 24-year-old man guilty of first-degree murder began a penalty hearing Friday, March 17, 2017, to decide whether he should be sentenced to death for the 2011 rape, stabbing and mutilation killing of the Las Vegas girl. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)

Penalty hearing begins in Las Vegas schoolgirl slaying

Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2011, file photo, Javier Righetti, 19, makes his initial appearance on charges of the rape and murder of 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. Testimony resumed Monday, March 13, 2017, for jurors being asked to decide if Righetti’s attack was a premeditated act, which would make him eligible for the death penalty. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)

Jury hearing unusual issue in Las Vegas death penalty case

By KEN RITTER - Associated Press