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How an Obscure Democrat Became the Scariest Man in Las Vegas
Pilar Melendez, Mike Shoro - Yesterday 8:12 PM
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But even after the two old allies exchanged a mini-war of words on Facebook, Cahill stressed he would not describe Telles—who lost a bid for re-election in the wake of German’s reporting—as a violent man.
Which made what came next all the more stunning.
On Wednesday night, Telles was arrested after allegedly disguising himself and fatally stabbing German seven times during an altercation next to the journalist’s garage the previous Friday morning.
“How could he be so dumb? How could he think he could get away with this?” Cahill asked. “None of it makes any sense.”
“It’s so mind-boggling,” he added. “[Telles] stalked him. He hunted him. He got a disguise. He put a lot of thought into this. It’s still hard to believe.”
The macabre slaying—and Telles’ subsequent arrest after authorities found his DNA under German’s fingernails—has rattled journalists, sparked right-wing media fervor, and sent shockwaves throughout the Las Vegas community.
But for some of the people who knew or worked in proximity to the man, wrapping their heads around how a sort of bookkeeper of death might have refashioned himself into a cold-blooded killer was its own odyssey.
“I am going to see him tomorrow and figure out what is going on,” criminal defense attorney Ozzie Fumo, who says he was friends with both German and Telles, told The Daily Beast, referring to an upcoming jail-house visit. “There are so many questions.”...
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