SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) - A jury has been selected in the death penalty case against Joseph Naso, who is charged with the decades-old murders of four Northern California women.
The Marin Independent Journal reports (http://bit.ly/12J97K7 ) that the 12-person panel was finalized Wednesday after weeks of jury selection.
The 79-year-old Naso is serving as his own attorney. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and questioned many of the prospective jurors himself.
Naso is charged with murdering 18-year-old Roxene Roggasch in 1977; 22-year-old Carmen Colon in 1978; 38-year-old Pamela Parsons in 1993; and 31-year-old Tracy Tafoya in 1994.
Investigators say Naso's DNA was found on one victim, and a trove of photographs of dead or unconscious women was found in his Reno, Nev., home.
Opening statements are scheduled for Monday.
Jury Seated in Death Penalty Case Against Accused Serial Killer Joseph Naso
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