Brad Nelson is a Caucasian on death row
in the state of Arizona. He was convicted on 12/07/2009.
Crime
According to the DOC, In June 2006,
Nelson agreed to stay with his sister's teenage kids, 14-year-old
Amber Graff and 13-year-old Wade Graff while their mother was in the
hospital being treated for Crohn's disease. Nelson checked into the
Silver Queen Motel in Mohave County on June 6, 2006. In the early
morning hours of June 9th, Nelson got up and walked to a nearby
McDonalds to get breakfast sandwiches and coffee. Wade woke up when
Nelson knocked on the door after coming back from McDonalds. Wade
opened the door for Nelson and went back to sleep. When Wade woke up
at abut 8:40, he noticed Amber was still asleep on the other bed with
the covers over her. Wade and Nelson spent the morning going to a few
places. They first went to K-Mart, where Nelson purchased a shirt.
They then went to a nearby store called Flying J and then returned
back to the motel. Wade did some laundry and then he and Nelson went
to hang out at the pool. Afterwards, when He was near the room,
Nelson asked one of the maids if she wanted a bottle of rum that was
left over and she agreed to have it. When they walked into the room,
Nelson grabbed the bottle and told Amber to wake up. When she didn't
move, he took the covers off her. She was naked from the waist down
and her body was blue; she was bleeding from her forehead and had
blood and foam coming out of her mouth. Nelson screamed and the maid
called 911. Paramedics arrived shortly after and pronounced Amber
dead at the scene. The investigation revealed Amber died from blunt
force trauma. Police found a rubber mallet under the bed which had
her blood on it. The investigation further revealed that Nelson had
purchased a rubber mallet at K-Mart in the early morning of June 6.
Nelson's semen was found on Amber's groin area, and his DNA was also
on her clothing. Amber's stepfather gave a letter written by Nelson
to Amber proclaiming his love for her to the police. Nelson was
charged with first degree murder and child molestation. At trial, the
court granted the defense's motion for acquittal on the child
molestation charge based on lack of evidence of sexual assault. The
jury convicted Nelson of first degree murder and sentenced him to
death.
Address
ASPC-F CENTRAL D/RW
Brad Nelson 249535
PO Box 8200
Florence, AZ 85132
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