Federal appellate court vacates Texas death row inmate's murder conviction
State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her ...
Suspect in murder of fiancé searched online about killing an "illegal immigrant," Texas police say
Ty Vaughn, 31, allegedly shot and killed his fiancé hours after searching "is it illegal to kill an illegal immigrant." ...
Man wanted for murder, child sex crimes across multiple states arrested in Texas
A North Carolina man wanted for multiple charges, including murder, was captured in Denton, Texas following a multi-state ...
Texas court issues rare stay of execution for Death Row inmate who fought for DNA testing
The order came just over 48 hours before David Leonard Wood was set to be executed by lethal injection on Thursday.
Federal appeals court reverses Texas death row inmate’s conviction
A federal appeals court has tossed an Amarillo woman’s death sentence after it found that local prosecutors had failed to ...
Texas Inmate on Death Row for 27 Years Has Conviction Overturned
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the conviction and death sentence of Brittany Holberg, who was 25 when she was ...
Murder suspect Googled is it ‘illegal... to kill an illegal immigrant,’ Texas cops say
He is accused of fatally shooting his fiancé, then staging the scene to make it appear like the victim died by suicide.
Suzanne Simpson murder: Texas attorneys sift through evidence as husband’s case rocks affluent neighborhood
Texas real estate agent Suzanne Simpson vanished in a wealthy area of San Antonio in October 2024, and the case is ...
Strong thunderstorm storm leaves death, injuries and destruction in North Texas
Strong winds of up to 90 mph ripped the roof off a Days Inn along Interstate 45, damaged homes throughout Ellis County and ...
Word of her murder in California surprised a woman living in Texas
Dorothia Diaz was unaware until recently that she was the subject of a cold case search by an investigative team that thought ...
‘Odor of death’ coming from car trunk leads to missing woman’s body, Texas officials say
Flies buzzing around a car and the strong “odor of death” led officers to the trunk of a car where a missing mother’s body ...
Brittany Holberg, inmate on Texas death row for 27 years, has her conviction tossed by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court tossed Brittany Holberg's death sentence after it found that prosecutors failed to reveal that their primary trial witness was a paid informant.