Official: Ohio teen in Craigslist case seemed calm

October 19, 2012 - 4:33 PM

Associated Press

Brogan Rafferty leaves the courtroom of Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Lynn S. Callahan during his trial on Tuesday, Oct 16, 2012, in Akron, Ohio. Rafferty, who is 17 but is being tried as an adult, is charged with multiple counts of aggravated murder, a count of attempted murder related to the lone survivor of the shootings, and many additional felonies in the deaths of three men who answered Craigslist ads last year for a nonexistent farm job in Noble County in southern Ohio. (AP Photo/Akron Beacon Journal, Ed Suba Jr., Pool)

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — A school official says an Ohio teen charged in a deadly scheme to lure victims with phony Craigslist job offers seemed calm and nonchalant after authorities interviewed him about the deaths.

The (Canton) Repository reports that suspect Brogan Rafferty's former high school assistant principal testified Friday that Rafferty described himself after last year's interview at his high school as "cold blooded."

The school official testified one day after jurors heard Rafferty on tape saying he was "ordered" to dig a grave for one of the men he is charged with killing along with 53-year-old mentor Richard Beasley. A fourth victim was shot and injured but escaped.

The prosecution wrapped up its case against the 17-year-old in an Akron court Friday. The defense is to begin presenting its case Monday.

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Information from: Akron Beacon Journal, http://www.ohio.com