Beacon First: Trial moved to February in Craigslist slayings

By Ed Meyer
Beacon Journal staff writer

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Craigslist killing suspect Richard Beasley (left) covering his face, appears before Common Pleas Judge Tammy O'Brien for a pretrial hearing in the Summit County Courthouse on Thursday, January 26, 2012 in Akron, Ohio. Defense attorneys Brian Pierce and Rhonda Kotnik along with assistant prosecutor John Boumoel (right) also appear before the judge. (Paul Tople/Akron Beacon Journal)

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A Summit County capital case against Craigslist murder suspect Richard James Beasley has been moved to a February trial date.

Beasley, 53, of Akron, had been scheduled to stand trial next month with jury selection set to begin Jan. 7.

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