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Man accused of killing women defends grim photos
A former photographer accused of killing four Northern California women with matching initials in the 1970s and 1990s defended disturbing pictures of women that were found in his Nevada home, saying they were created for magazines that featured such work. The comments by Joseph Naso, 78, came during a preliminary ...
Photos of nude women in 'unnatural poses' found in alleged serial killer's home
The Nevada probation officer for alleged serial killer Joseph Naso testified Tuesday that photos of nude and partially nude women were found in Naso's Reno home during a search last year. Officer Roger Jacobs of the Nevada Department of Public Safety's Division of Parole and Probation, said the women were ...
Prelim starts in 'double-initial' killings case
Prosecutors began presenting their case Tuesday against Joseph Naso, a 78-year-old photographer charged with killing four Marin County women with matching initials in the 1970s and 1990s. The preliminary hearing against Naso, who was representing himself in what could be a death penalty case, marked the first time Marin County ...
Judge grants Naso's request to represent himself
Accused serial killer Joseph Naso once again is his own attorney.Marin County Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet granted Naso's motion to represent himself on charges of killing four Northern California women -- two from the Bay Area -- between 1977 and 1994, Marin County District Attorney Ed Berberian confirmed Friday ...
Serial killing suspect gets public defender
A judge appointed a public defender for serial killing suspect Joseph Naso after the 77-year-old defendant changed his mind about wanting to represent himself in what could be a death penalty case. Marin County Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet on Friday said Naso would have to pay for the attorney, ...
Accused Serial Killer No Longer His Own Lawyer
Accused serial killer Joseph Naso gave up his right to represent himself Friday and asked a Marin County Superior Court judge to appoint the public defender's office to represent him. Naso, 77, of Reno, is charged with killing with four Northern California women, including two from the Bay Area, between ...
Judge Denies Naso's Request To Delay Hearing
Marin County Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet Monday denied accused serial killer Joseph Naso's request to postpone his Sept. 6 preliminary hearing. Naso, 77, of Reno, is charged with killing four Northern California women between 1977 and 1994. Monday morning, Naso asked that the hearing be continued to allow him ...
Alleged Serial Killer Joseph Naso Wants To Postpone His Preliminary Hearing
Alleged serial killer Joseph Naso wants to postpone his Sept. 6 preliminary hearing on charges he killed four Northern California women between 1977 and 1994, Marin County District Attorney Ed Berberian said Thursday morning. A hearing on Naso's request is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday. It appears Naso, 77, of ...
Judge: Naso must pay for own lawyer in murder case
A judge has ruled that Marin County will not pay for a legal adviser for a serial killing suspect who is representing himself in his murder trial. Joseph Naso is charged in the killings of four Northern California prostitutes in the 1970s and 1990s. All of the victims had matching ...
No Advisory Counsel At Public Expense For Naso
Marin County Superior Court Judge Andrew Sweet Friday morning denied alleged serial killer Joseph Naso's request for advisory counsel at public expense. Naso, 77, of Reno, is charged with the murders of four Northern California women, including two from the Bay Area, between 1977 and 1994. He has claimed he ...
DA: Naso Evidence Stashed In Safety Deposit Box
A man charged with killing four Northern California women kept a safety deposit box to store items related to the victims, and another he used for money, prosecutors said Tuesday. Marin County prosecutor Rosemary Slote said during a pretrial hearing that the safety deposit boxes are key evidence in the ...
Alleged Serial Killer Asks For Legal Help
A man charged with killing four Northern California women who had matching first and last initials is asking for a court-appointed attorney to help him defend himself in what is expected to be a death penalty case. Joseph Naso has been acting as his own attorney since May, when a ...
Judge Denies Naso's Request To Drop Murder Charges
A Marin County judge has rejected a request by alleged serial killer Joseph Naso that the charges against him be dropped because there is not enough evidence linking him to the murder of four Northern California women.Naso had asked Judge Andrew Sweet to drop the charges, but on Monday that ...
Handwritten List, DNA Led To Naso's Arrest
A handwritten note with references to 10 women, including four homicide victims in Northern California, and DNA evidence led police to arrest a Nevada man on multiple counts of murder, court documents released Thursday revealed.The documents, released because of a trial motion filed by KTVU and other news agencies, document ...
Alleged Serial Killer Naso Pleads Not Guilty
Without a hint of emotion, an elderly Nevada man pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder with special circumstance Friday and asked for his immediate release from jail.Joseph Naso, Naso, 77, of Reno, Nev., is charged with killing four women, including one each in Marin and Contra Costa counties, ...
Alleged Serial Killer Acting As Own Attorney Deluged With Paperwork
Accused serial killer Joseph Naso has a lot of reading to do. At a hearing in Marin County Superior Court Wednesday morning, Marin County District Attorney Ed Berberian disclosed the prosecution has provided Naso 5,657 pages of discovery material relevant to the four murder charges it has filed against him ...
Suspected Serial Killer Can Represent Himself
An elderly Nevada man charged with killing four women whose bodies were found in rural areas across Northern California was given permission Friday to represent himself in court.However, Joseph Naso, 77, did not enter a plea to the four murder counts with special circumstances, telling Marin County Superior Court Judge ...
Suspected Serial Killer Says He’s His Best Attorney
A man accused of killing four Northern California women told a Marin County Superior Court judge Thursday that he would be best served as his own attorney because he understood the “things going on behind the curtain.” Along with those killings, defendant Joseph Naso is being investigated for possible links ...
Suspected Serial Killer Wants To Represent Self
An elderly Nevada man charged with killing four women whose bodies were found in rural areas across Northern California asked a judge Wednesday if he could act as his own lawyer, saying he would like to personally review the evidence before entering a plea.Joseph Naso, 77, addressed the court for ...
Victim's Family: Naso Arrest Brings A Little Closure
The stepfather of a Northern California woman killed more than three decades ago said the arrest of a suspected serial killer has given his family what he terms "a little closure." Vernon Ashby told the Marin Independent Journal that Marin investigators told him last week that Joseph Naso had been ...
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