(KFSM)- Currently, there are 13 capital murder suspects awaiting trial in Washington and Benton counties. A capital murder conviction is punishable by death.
The capital murder suspects awaiting trial in Washington County are:
Stephen Scott
Scott is one of three suspects accused in the stabbing death of Gustavo Ortiz-Espinosa on Sept. 6 at the Econo Lodge in Fayetteville, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 10. You can read more about the case here.
Cory Ryan
Ryan is the second of three suspects accused in the stabbing death of Gustavo Ortiz-Espinosa on Sept. 6, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 10.
Erick Picker-Ramirez
Picker-Ramirez is the third suspect accused in the stabbing death of Gustavo Ortiz-Espinosa on Sept. 6, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 10.
Samuel Hill
Hill is accused of shooting and killing his father, Allen Hill, near Elkins on Aug. 20, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 10. You can read more about the case here.
Scott Rocha
Rocha is accused of shooting and killing his mother, Frances Rocha, in Springdale in March, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 15. You can read more about the case here.
Juan Perez-Lopez
Perez-Lopez is accused of stabbing mechanic, Cecilio Villalobos, to death in Springdale on Feb. 12, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 15. You can read more about the case here.
Brock Atkins
Atkins is accused of stabbing and killing Dawn Leeann Frazier in Tontitown on May 21, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Dec. 15. You can read more about the case here.
David Browning
Browning is accused of killing his girlfriend, Shirley Wolfe, in Fayetteville on Aug. 20, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 20, 2015. You can read more about the case here.
Rico Cohn
Cohn is accused of strangling Nina Ingram in 2006 at her Fayetteville apartment, according to authorities. Police didn't arrest him until June 2012. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Feb. 23, 2015. You can read more about the case here.
The capital murder suspects awaiting trial in Benton County are:
Michael Conklin
Conklin is accused of stabbing and killing his grandmother, Nelma Darline Conklin, after her body was found at her Bentonville home on July 20, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to begin Jan. 5, 2015. You can read more about the case here.
John Guerra
Guerra is one of two suspects accused in the killing of Edward Charles Abel in Springdale in August 2013, according to authorities. His next court date is scheduled for Dec 11, a jury trial date has not yet been set. You can read more about the case here.
James Smith
Smith is the second suspect accused in the killing of Edward Charles Abel in Springdale in August 2013, according to authorities. His next court date is scheduled for Dec. 11, a jury trial date has not yet been set.
Zachary Holly
Holly is accused of strangling six-year-old Jersey Bridgeman in Bentonville in November 2012, according to authorities. His jury trial is scheduled to being in May 2015. You can read more about the case here.