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Nevada official stands trial for murder of investigative journalist

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Robert Telles is accused of murder with a deadly weapon against a victim aged 60 or older .

Jeff German , 69 , was found stabbed to death outside his Las Vegas , Nevada , home on September 3, 2022 .

Prosecutors have previously said that DNA matching that of Telles was found beneath German ’s fingernails and on his hands.

Telles has pleaded not guilty.

No journalist murder in the United States has gone entirely unpunished since the group started keeping track.

Attacks against journalists can also have a chilling effect on other reporters, the CPJ says.

Accountability in these cases is especially important because it sends the message that targeting journalists is unacceptable, the group says.

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