Mother claims that her son was manipulated by the year-old pastor. Brogan Rafferty, a year-old high school junior from a suburb outside of Akron, Ohio, was arrested on alleged attempted murder charges for his involvement in a plot to lure men to remote rural areas via a help wanted ad posted on online classified ad site Craigslist, and killing them.
His mother, Yvette Rafferty, told "Good Morning America" today that her son "made a bad decision hanging around the wrong person" when he began spending time with Rich Beasley.
And I believe it. There is a monster here. But it's not my son. Beasley, who worked as an unpaid chaplain, was arrested on Nov. An online posting advertising a job working on an Ohio cattle farm is being eyed as a common link in the deaths. Beasley's year-old mother told says that her son tried to help the teenage boy, who she said had difficulty in school following his parents' divorce. The victims that responded to the online ad were told to bring all of their belongings, as they would also be living on the farm, which does not in fact exist.
Police said they believe robbery was the motive in the three murders and one attempted murder. Both of the first two victims had responded to the advertisement. One of the men was shot in the arm but managed to escape and inform authorities. And this past Friday two other bodies were found, also buried in shallow graves. Beasley has a long criminal record and has spent a total of 15 years in jail over the last 30 years.
He's now in jail on drug and prostitution charges while police try to build a case for this recent string of murders. Brogan Rafferty is in a juvenile detention center, accused of helping Beasley execute his crimes. In a letter shown exclusively to ABC News, the teenager says that authorities are "more concerned with hanging me than helping me.
