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Trial Begins For Suspect Accused Of Lighting Elderly Clerk On Fire
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The capital murder trial begins on Monday for the man accused of setting an elderly convenience store clerk on fire in May of last year. The suspect, 38-year-old Matthew Johnson,...
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Texas Jurors Shown Video Of Convenience Store Clerk Set On Fire
Convenience store clerk Nancy Harris died from injuries sustained after she was set on fire during a robbery. DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – The man accused of setting a convenience store clerk on fire after a...
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Guilty Verdict For Man Who Set Store Clerk On Fire
Matthew Lee Johnson, 36, is accused of setting a store clerk on fire during a robbery. (Credit: Garland PD) DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – It did not take long for a Dallas jury to convict a man accused of...
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Convicted Murderer Pleads For His Life
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - A man who lit a gas station clerk on fire said he feels like the lowest scum on earth, as he asked a jury to spare his life. Matthew Lee Johnson took the stand in the punishment...
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Teen Accepts Plea Deal For Murder Of Five-Year-Old
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 NEWS) - A teenager accused of murdering a five-year-old by striking him with a bowling ball accepted a plea agreement before the start of his Capital Murder trial. The 14-year-old,...
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Jury Gives Death Sentence To Man Who Set Clerk On Fire
DALLAS (CBS 11 NEWS) – A Garland man convicted of robbing and setting a store clerk on fire received the death penalty in a Dallas courtroom Friday. Matthew Johnson was convicted of capital murder...
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North Texas Man Convicted Of Killing Teen In Rape Case
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — An Irving man is now facing a possible death sentence after being convicted Tuesday of killing his children’s baby sitter to silence her from testifying that he raped her....
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Texas Woman Pleads To Killing Mom, Taking Baby
CONROE (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Texas woman accused of killing a mother and abducting her newborn son last year avoided a possible death sentence by pleading guilty Tuesday and accepting a sentence of life...
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New Reward Offered For Fugitive Accused Of Murdering Daughters
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The FBI has announced a new $20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Yaser Abdel Said, who is accused of murdering his two teenaged daughters. On New Year’s Day...
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Dallas Man Convicted Of Killing 2 Over Dog Waste
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A Dallas jury has found a 76-year-old man guilty of capital murder for the shooting deaths of two neighbors in a dispute over dog waste. Chung Kim was convicted Thursday and...
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Garland Police Arrest Teen Suspect For 7-11 Clerk Murder
GARLAND (CBSDFW.COM) – Yesterday 7-11 clerk Yosef Tulu was shot and killed. Today police arrested the teenager who they believe is responsible for the crime caught on tape. Police arrested 18-year-old...
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PD: Garland Teen Wanted To Murder Someone
GARLAND (CBSDFW.COM) – The Garland teen who confessed the murder of a 7-Eleven clerk, wanted to shoot someone, according to court documents obtained by CBS 11. Wednesday night, police arrested...
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Fiancée Charged In Plano Toddler’s Death Sparks Nationwide Outrage
PLANO (CBSDFW.COM) - The death of a 2-year-old Plano girl, and the arrest of her father’s fiancée after he allegedly broke up with her, is generating interest and anger across the nation. Grace Ford...
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Court Declines To Halt Texas Woman’s Execution
HUNTSVILLE (AP) — When capital murder defendant Suzanne Basso showed up for court, there was no certainty which Suzanne Basso would appear. “She would pretend to be different things,” recalled Colleen...
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Woman Set To Be Executed In Texas For 1998 Killing
HUNTSVILLE (AP) - A woman convicted of torturing and killing a mentally impaired man she lured to Texas with the promise of marriage was scheduled to be executed Wednesday in a rare case of a female...
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Official: Deal With Devil Prompted Texas Girl’s Killing
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Prosecutors say two teenage boys were making a deal with the devil when they sexually assaulted then killed a 15-year-old Texas girl. Harris County prosecutor John Jordan...
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Memorial Unveiled For Slain Saginaw Girl
SAGINAW (CBSDFW.COM/CBS 11 News) - A memorial for a 6-year-old Saginaw girl who police say was sexually assaulted and killed by her teen neighbor was unveiled Saturday. CBS 11 is told volunteers worked...
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Suspect In Deadly South By Southwest Crash Formally Charged
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The drunken-driving suspect who police say killed two people after he smashed his car through a street barricade at the South By Southwest festival did not use his brakes and...
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Man Gets Life Without Parole For Murdering Ex-Girlfriend’s Mother
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A Fort Worth man convicted of stabbing his ex-girlfriend and killing her mother has been sentenced to life without parole. Jurors deliberated several hours on Wednesday before...
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Convicted Killer Of Wife And 2 Stepsons Loses Death Penalty Appeal
HOUSTON, Texas (AP) – Texas’ highest criminal court has refused an appeal from a Dallas man sent to death row for fatally stabbing his two stepsons during a 2007 attack that also killed his wife....
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