Jury finds Joesef Barraza guilty as charged in murder of Carly Schaaf, 3 sex assaults

Lincoln man convicted of first-degree murder in 2021 killing of Carly Schaaf

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — A man was found guilty Monday of killing a Lincoln woman and dumping her body at a lake. A jury convicted Joesef Barraza, 28, of Lincoln of first-degree murder in the death of Carly Schaaf, plus three counts of first-degree sexual assault. Court documents say Schaaf was one of three women he raped. The verdict came...

Jury finds Joesef Barraza guilty as charged in murder of Carly Schaaf, 3 sex assaults

Family quietly cried and wiped away tears after the bailiff read the jury's guilty verdicts Monday afternoon, finding Joesef Barraza guilty of the murder of 23-year-old Carly Schaaf.