Double-Initial Killing Suspect Acting As Own Lawyer

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) -- A man charged with killing four Northern California women who had matching first and last initials is again acting as his own attorney.

A Marin County judge on Friday granted Joseph Naso's motion to defend himself. The motion came just weeks after Naso said he needed help with the case and was appointed a public defender at his own expense.

A preliminary hearing is now set for January.

Naso is charged with the murders of the four women -- Carmen Colon, Roxene Roggasch, Pamela Parsons and Tracy Tafoya -- between 1977 and 1994. He has pleaded not guilty in what could be a death penalty case.

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