Julius Bradford – black, age 18
Sentenced to death in Clark County, Nevada
By: a jury
Date of crime: 5/5/03
Prosecution’s case/defense response: Bradford and some cohorts devised a plan to lure Anthony Limongello to them so they could rob him. A female cohort called Limongello and pretended to be stranded. When Limongello arrived to aid her, Bradford jumped into the back seat with a gun and shot Limongello once in the head, then put his body in a dumpster. Bradford also was convicted of another robbery-murder in a separate trial, and was a suspect in several others that were believed to be part of gang rites.
Sources: Various on-line sources; Las Vegas Rev.-J. 7/27/04.
Bryan Hall — white, age 28
Sentenced to death in Clark County, Nevada
By: a jury
Date of crime: May 2009
Prosecution’s case/defense response: Hall claimed that Brad Flemm (age 27) made a derogatory remark about his girlfriend, which prompted Hall to pummel him with his fists, strangle him with his necktie, beat him in the head with a rock and paint bucket, and slit his throat twice. Hall was charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery. The jury found two aggravating factors that led to the death sentence, that Hall tortured and mutilated Flamm, and he was convicted of felony battery with substantial bodily harm. Attorneys for Hall claimed the killing was done in the heat of passion and that Hall should therefore receive a second-degree murder conviction. Prosecutors claimed Hall had a vicious jealous streak and that Flamm had a previous sexual relationship with Hall’s girlfriend.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) 11/8/12 (2012 WLNR 24397001), Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) 11/10/12 (2012 WLNR 24590498), Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) 11/11/12 AP Alert – NV 02:09:35.
William Keck — white, age 25
Sentenced to death in Clark County, Nevada
By: a jury
Date of crime: November 3, 2008
Prosecution’s case/defense response: Keck was convicted of killing the 18-week-old fetus of his wife, Angel Reyes. He had already been charged with fatally shooting Jonathan Lestelle (age 26) and attempting to kill his wife, who was carrying Lestelle’s unborn child. Reyes was shot 8 times but survived the attack. Keck cut a hole in the door of his wife’s apartment with a chainsaw before firing an AK-47 into the apartment.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) 11/6/08 UPI NewsTrack 00:00:00, Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) 7/12/12 AP Alert – NV 22:59:11, CBS 8 KLAS – NV 7/13/12 (2012 WLNR 14869369), Las Vegas Review-Journal (NV) 9/12/12 (2012 WLNR 19473993).