# Las Vegas politician goes to trial for killing journalist

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**Created:** [August 12, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-politician-goes-to-trial-for-killing-journalist/1005604 "2024-08-12T10:25:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-politician-goes-to-trial-for-killing-journalist/1005604/1 "2024-08-12T10:25:48Z")

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This story seems both very “ordinary” (as in very believable) and outlandish. He just walked up to the guy’s house in a straw hat and stabbed him?

> **[Jury selection to begin for ex-politician accused of killing Las Vegas...](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jury-selection-begin-ex-politician-accused-killing-las-vegas-investiga-rcna166175)**
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> The killing of Jeff German, 69, on Labor Day 2022 attracted widespread attention.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-politician-goes-to-trial-for-killing-journalist/1005604/2 "2024-08-12T21:04:42Z")

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Didn’t he learn _anything_ from the three little pigs? If he had his house in a brick hat, he would still be around today.