Crime & Safety

Bryan Clay Found Guilty Of 2012 Las Vegas Double Homicide

Bryan Clay, 27, was found guilty of all but one count he faced for a greusome 2012 murder of a mother and her daughter.

LAS VEGAS, NV - Twenty-seven year old Bryan Clay was convicted of sexually assaulting and murdering a 38-year old mother and her 10-year old daughter in a savage murder that also left the husband and father of the two victims nearly dead.

Clay was found guilty of two counts of murder, three counts of sexual assault, attempted murder, kidnapping, burglary and robbery for raping and murdering Ignacia Martinez, 38, and Karla Martinez, 10, on April 15, 2012.

The disturbing details of the trial include one of the surviving sons, a 9-year old boy, walking to school to inform a teacher that his mother and sister had been murdered.

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Arturo Martinez, the father, was also attacked that night and sustained significant head injuries after being beaten by Clay and experienced a length recovery period from his injuries. His two sons who were 9 and 4-years old at the time survived unharmed.

After being arrested in 2012 following the murders, Clay told police he didn't remember anything about the attack. Though he was arrested shortly after the murders, Clay's trial began on Oct. 31 this year. The high profile trial came to a decision after four weeks. Next up is determining Clay's penalty. That phase of the trial begins on Wednesday. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the death penalty will be sought for Clay.

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