Attorneys made their closing arguments in the trial of Jerome Rogers April 17, 11 years after the last murder the San Bernardino handyman with a prior rape conviction is accused of committing.
Prosecutor Justin Crocker said now-68-year-old Rogers was responsible for the murder of 86-year-old Wanda Paulin, on Dec. 12, 2010, and the murder and sexual assault of 76-year-old Mary Beth Blaskey, on Nov. 14, 2012. If convicted, Rogers could face the death penalty.
“The evidence throughout the case points in one direction, (to Rogers)” Crocker said.
Rogers’ attorney, Daniel Mangan, said Crocker’s case was based on circumstantial evidence and faulty DNA testing, and that the two crime scenes
