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Teen in Nevada classmate's killing pleads guilty

Last updated Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 1:45pm

ELKO, Nev. — One of two teens accused in the March 2011 slaying of a Nevada classmate has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder with a deadly weapon in a deal that will spare him the death penalty.

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Teen to plead guilty in Wendover killing

Michelle Rindels The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 4, 2012 - 1:47pm

ELKO, Nev. -- The lawyer for one of two teens accused in the March 2011 killing of a Nevada classmate says the 19-year-old will plead guilty to first-degree murder.

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Teen in Wendover killing speaks out from jail

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 4, 2012 - 12:34pm

ELKO, Nev. -- A 19-year-old who was sentenced to up to life in prison in the March 2011 killing of a West Wendover High School classmate is speaking out from an Elko jail.

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Wendover teen gets life in prison for classmate's killing

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 16, 2012 - 2:10pm

ELKO, Nev. — One of two West Wendover High School students accused of killing a classmate and burying her in the desert near the Utah-Nevada border has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

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Attempted murder trial in Elko set for Utah woman

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, March 9, 2012 - 5:17pm

ELKO, Nev. -- A 26-year-old Utah woman has been ordered to stand trial for attempted murder and nearly a dozen other felony charges in connection with a multi-state crime spree that included the attempted kidnapping and shooting of a Nevada woman.

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W. Wendover teen pleads guilty in classmate's killing

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, January 28, 2012 - 10:23am

ELKO, Nev. -- One of two West Wendover High School students accused of killing a classmate and burying her in the desert has pleaded guilty in a Nevada court to a reduced charge in a plea deal that spares her the death penalty.

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This undated image made from surveillance video, provided by the West Wendover Police Department, shows an unidentified male who police suspect is one of two people involved in the killing of an elderly couple in their Utah home and shooting a woman in the head outside a Nevada casino. (AP Photo/West Wendover Police Department)

Suspects arrested in Utah murders, Wendover shooting

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 6:51pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Nevada rancher who spotted a man and woman walking in a desolate area while surveying his cattle from the air on Tuesday led police to arrest the suspects in the killing an elderly Utah couple in a crime spree that spanned two states.

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Warrant issued for suspect in Utah murders, Wendover shooting

Paul Foy The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 2:46pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Authorities issued an arrest warrant for a suspect in the killing of an elderly Utah couple and the shooting of a woman outside a Nevada casino.

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Feds join search for suspects in Utah double-murder, Wendover shooting

Brian Skoloff The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - 10:48am

SALT LAKE CITY — Federal authorities joined a manhunt Monday for two fugitives described as "very dangerous" who are suspected of killing an elderly couple in their Utah home and shooting a woman in the head outside a Nevada casino.

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Woman shot in head during West Wendover carjacking

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 10:30am

WEST WENDOVER, Nev. -- Law enforcement authorities are searching for a man and woman accused of shooting a woman in the head during a carjacking Saturday morning in West Wendover.

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Death penalty sought for 2 in killing of Wendover teen

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 8:57am

ELKO, Nev. -- Elko County prosecutors have decided to seek the death penalty for two West Wendover teenagers accused of murdering a 16-year-old classmate in March.

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Defendants get trial dates in killing of Wendover teen

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 1:27pm

ELKO, Nev. -- Two defendants are set to stand trial next year in the murder of a 16-year-old West Wendover High School student.

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Judge orders man to trial in W. Wendover teen's slaying

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Last updated Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 5:46pm

ELKO, Nev. — A judge on Wednesday ordered a Nevada man to stand trial for the murder of his 16-year-old West Wendover High School classmate.

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Father denies son's role in Wendover slaying

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Last updated Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 4:06pm

ELKO, Nev. -- The father of a Nevada man charged in the murder of a West Wendover high school student says his son told him he did not kill the girl.

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Toni Fratto looks at Kip Patten, Kody Patten's father as he testifies Thursday, July 14, 2011 where Micaela Costanzo was murdered in March 2011 in West Wendover, Nev., during Fratto's preliminary hearing, Thursday July 14, 2011 in Elko, Nev. Fratto, is one of two accused of murdering Micaela Costanzo. (AP Photo/Elko Daily Free Press, Ross Andreson)

Girl ordered to stand trial in Wendover teen's murder

The Associated Press The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, July 15, 2011 - 4:03pm

ELKO, Nev. — A judge has ruled that a northern Nevada teen accused with her boyfriend in the stabbing death of a girl who was found buried in the desert will have to stand trial on murder and kidnapping charges.

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