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Update: Plano woman guilty in toddler’s death, sentenced to life in prison

Andy Jacobsohn/The Dallas Morning NewsEmily Ward, mother of Grace Ford, speaks to the media after a jury found Melinda Muniz guilty at the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney.visit site to read more]

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Publicity around ‘American Sniper’ murder trial could cause problems for jury...

Chris Kyle was shot and killed in February 2013 at a shooting range near Glen Rose.

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Testimony in ‘American Sniper’ trial ends for the day after ME says Kyle was...

  Update at 5:48 p.m.: A Dallas County medical examiner testified Thursday that ex-Navy SEAL Chris Kyle had been shot six times, and his friend, Chad Littlefield, had been shot seven times. Chief...

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Live trial coverage: Killer of ‘American Sniper’ and friend apologized but...

Eddie Ray Routh entered the courtroom Monday morning for Day 4 of his capital murder trial in Stephenville. (Rodger Mallison/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Pool photo) [This post has been updated.]...

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Mother says man accused of killing ex-Navy SEAL Chris Kyle was paranoid after...

  [This post has been updated.] STEPHENVILLE — The mother of a Lancaster man accused of killing former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend in 2013 said her son was often paranoid after he served in...

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Man accused of killing ex-Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, Kyle’s friend had a quick...

Eddie Ray Routh faces an automatic life sentence if convicted of capital murder in the slayings of former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and his friend, Chad Littlefield, in February 2013. STEPHENVILLE — Eddie...

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Defense rests in capital murder trial of man accused of killing Navy SEAL...

[This post has been updated.] STEPHENVILLE — Defense attorneys for a Lancaster man accused of killing former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle and another man in February 2013 rested their case Thursday afternoon....

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Expert testifies ‘American Sniper’ killer faked paranoia, schizophrenia to...

[This post has been updated.] STEPHENVILLE — Eddie Ray Routh would say whatever it took to avoid going to jail, a medical expert testified Friday. Routh, 27, is charged with capital murder in the...

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Hearing on motion for new trial in Williams case to be held today

Attorneys for convicted killer Eric Williams will present their request for a new trial Wednesday afternoon in Kaufman. The hearing, originally scheduled for Tuesday, was postponed due to bad weather....

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Judge denies new trial for Kaufman DA killer Eric Williams

Vernon Bryant/DMN file photoEric Williams' attorneys say he suffers from a "broken" brain. A judge denied a motion Monday for a new trial … [visit site to read more]

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Attorneys for ‘American Sniper’ killer Eddie Ray Routh file notice of appeal

Eddie Ray Routh is in "relatively good spirits," his attorney said. (Michael Ainsworth/Staff Photographer Attorneys for Eddie Ray Routh filed notice … [visit site to read more]

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Cop killer from Ellis County could get state’s last dose of lethal injection...

Staff writer Alyssa Parrish reports: A cop killer from Ellis County may be the next Texas inmate to be executed — and could be the last for a while amid a state shortage of the drug used in lethal …...

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Details emerge behind arrests made in McKinney murder-for-hire plot

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Wanted man faces capital murder charge in Red Bird shooting

A man was found shot in a parking lot in the 1000 block of West Camp Wisdom Road. … [visit site to read more]

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Hurst police identify man accused of strangling wife who sought divorce

Staff writer Mallory McDonald reports: Hurst police have identified a Haltom City man accused of strangling his estranged … [visit site to read more]

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Fort Worth boy dies from head trauma a day after 2nd birthday; mother’s...

Staff writer Ehsan Azad reports: A Saginaw man was arrested Wednesday in the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year old son, police say. Christian Tyrrell, 22, faces a charge of capital murder after police...

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Three indicted in McKinney fatal shooting that police say was murder for hire

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Dallas man found guilty of killing 79-year-old woman

Daniel Brooks, left, appeared in court last year after being accused of robbing and killing an elderly woman at her Lakewood area home. … [visit site to read more]

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Dallas man reluctantly weighs life in prison vs. possible death penalty

Dianne Anderson, the mother of Beshauna Jackson, wipes away tears during a 2014 interview with The Dallas Morning News. (File … [visit site to read more]

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Killer gets life for beating ex-girlfriend’s stepfather after he welcomed him...

Christopher Holder A 31-year-old man will spend the rest of his life in prison for beating his ex-girlfriend’s stepfather to death in November … [visit site to read more]

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