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Alicia Moore (credit: Greenville Police Department)

Murdered Teen’s Family Member Shocked By Uncle’s Arrest

When 16-year-old Alicia Moore’s body was found stuffed in a wicker trunk six months ago and dumped in Van Zandt County, detectives asked some family members to provide DNA samples for testing.

2013/05/08

Mike and Cynthia McLelland (credit: The Kaufman Herald)

Confession & Capital Murder Charge In Kaufman County Murders

The wife of a former Kaufman County Justice of the Peace, Kim Williams, has been charged with capital murder for her part in three murders. She also reportedly has implicated her husband as the shooter of Mike McLelland, Cynthia McLelland and Mark Hasse.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/04/17

Suspect Charged After Man’s Body Found In Trunk

Mesquite police have arrested and charged a suspect with murder after a man’s body was found in the trunk of his own vehicle.

2013/04/17

Two Men Arrested For The Murder Of 79-Year-Old Woman

Dallas police have made two arrests in connection with the murder of a 79-year-old woman who was found dead in her home.

CBS 11–2013/03/22

(credit: Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice)

Appeals Court Reverses Conviction Of Fort Worth Murderer

A divided federal appeals court panel has thrown out the capital murder conviction of a former Fort Worth street gang leader sentenced to die for gunning down a Dallas father of four during an attempted robbery in 2001.

2013/03/01

Police in Carrollton say Jose Sifuentes is a "person of interest" in the stabbing death of a 10-year-old girl. (credit: Carrollton Police Dept.)

Plea Deal For Killer Of 10-Year-Old In Carrollton

Minutes before jury selection in his Capital Murder trial was to begin, Jose Sifuentes admitted to raping and murdering a 10-year-old girl in Carrollton. The admission ends what began as a strange missing persons case in October of 2011.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/02/25

Funeral Services Held For Chad Littlefield, 1977-2013

Funeral services were held this afternoon for Chad Littlefield. He was the friend gunned down alongside decorated Navy Seal Chris Kyle, while at an Erath County shooting range.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/02/08

Jake Evans, 17, is suspected of shooting and killing both his mother and sister in a small town just south of Aledo. (credit: Parker Co. Sheriff's Office)

Chilling Police Statement From Teen Charged With Murdering Mother & Sister

A 17-year-old charged with killing his mother and sister said he planned to kill more relatives and didn’t anticipate feeling remorse, according to his statement to police after his arrest.

2013/01/24

Jonathan Saucedo (credit: Dallas Police Department)

Capital Murder Charges For Teen After Shooting & Xbox Theft

The sound of gunfire, a mysterious bullet hole and two people shot multiple times — this was the beginning of a series of events that Dallas police say ended with one man dead, a stolen Xbox and Capital Murder charges.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/01/17