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Both sides close their cases in murder trial of ex-Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean

FORT WORTH, Texas — Prosecutors and defense lawyers closed their cases Tuesday in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago.

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Defense lawyers rest their case in murder trial of ex-Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean

FORT WORTH, Texas — Defense lawyers rested their case Tuesday in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago.

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Former cop Aaron Dean tells jurors at Fort Worth murder trial ‘the gun was pointed directly at me’

FORT WORTH, Texas — Former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean told a Tarrant County jury Monday morning he saw a gun before he shot and killed a Black woman in her mother’s home more than three years ago.

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Mac Engel: Brittney Griner owes the United States of America because she could have been Austin Tice

FORT WORTH, Texas — Trading a person whose crime is possessing a tiny amount of hash for someone who is convicted of dealing military grade firearms, many to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, doesn’t feel fair, or right.

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Texas man who wrote ‘Murder the Media’ on Capitol door gets 4-year sentence

DALLAS — A Fort Worth man who claimed to work for Murder the Media News was sentenced to four years in federal prison for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

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Patrick Reusse: Death of Billy Martin’s ex-wife triggers Twins mysteries

MINNEAPOLIS — Gretchen Creswell had dealt with cancer for five years and died late last month at age 87. She had been married for the past 27 years to Wiltie, an ophthalmologist by occupation, and living in the Fort Worth, Texas, area.

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Mac Engel: The story behind TCU Football’s Graveyard: A father, his son, and a dead patch of grass

FORT WORTH, Texas — Bill Wood has a major problem, and his decision could affect the entire TCU community, and its football team.

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Max Duggan the first TCU player to win the award named for the TCU QB, Davey O’Brien

Davey O’ Brien will finally have a TCU teammate at the Fort Worth Club.

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Texas parents push back on app that asks kids to pick an emoji reflecting their moods

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Fort Worth school district now requires parental consent before teachers can ask students to pick an emoji reflecting how they feel.

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Zillow Gone Wild posts make Fort Worth man’s house into internet sensation

Jimmy Bradley’s party house was languishing a bit on the market. Then Zillow Gone Wild discovered it.

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Prosecutors in Texas rest case 3 days into former officer's murder trial. Experts shocked, activists angered

FORT WORTH, Texas – Tarrant County prosecutors rested their murder case Wednesday against former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home. Ten witnesses testified for the prosecution over three days in the much-delayed trial.

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Prosecutors rest their case at ex-Fort Worth Officer Aaron Dean’s murder trial

FORT WORTH, Texas — The state rested its case Wednesday afternoon in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police Officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson in her mother’s home more than three years ago. Court will resume Monday when the defense presents its case to jurors.

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TCU football coach Sonny Dykes receives raise and contract extension

FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU coach Sonny Dykes has received a contract extension after leading the program to one of the best seasons in its history.

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What to know about the trial for Aaron Dean, the ex-Fort Worth cop facing a murder charge

FORT WORTH, Texas — The murder trial for the former Fort Worth officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson is underway more than three years since the fatal shooting.

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JaKobe Coles career night leads No. 24 TCU over Jackson State

FORT WORTH, Texas — No. 24 TCU extended its winning streak to five games with a commanding 78-51 win over Jackson State Tuesday night.

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Fellow officer testifies about the night Aaron Dean shot and killed Atatiana Jefferson

FORT WORTH, Texas — Atatiana Jefferson’s face is burned into Fort Worth police Officer Carol Darch’s memory.

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Nephew, 11, tells jury he thought he was dreaming when Fort Worth cop Aaron Dean shot, killed aunt

FORT WORTH, Texas — Zion Carr thought he was dreaming when his aunt fell to the floor.

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Tanner Horner’s neighbours react as he’s accused of murdering Athena Strand in ‘crime of opportunity’

Speaking to the Forth Worth Star-Telegram, neighbours of Mr Horner said that lived with his grandmother and mother in the west Fort Worth neighbourhood

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What happened to Atatiana Jefferson, as trial begins for Texas police officer Aaron Dean who shot her in 2019

28-year-old was killed in her own home

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Cynthia M. Allen: What my kids’ board game taught me about how conservatives can reunite post-Trump

FORT WORTH. Texas — I spent the better part of a recent Saturday morning locked in an intense text-message debate with a dear friend.

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‘Justice delayed’ in Texas city where police killed a Black woman

Deep racial divides and lack of reform plague Fort Worth three years after Atatiana Jefferson was shot by white officer.

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What’s the latest on the kidnapping, murder of Athena Strand in North Texas? What we know

FORT WORTH, Texas — The body of 7-year-old Athena Strand was found in Wise County on Friday evening, and a FedEx contract driver from Fort Worth has been arrested and accused of kidnapping and killing her, authorities said.

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Who is Tanner Horner, suspect in kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Texas girl?

FORT WORTH, Texas — Authorities on Friday arrested Tanner Lynn Horner, a FedEx contract driver, and said he is accused of kidnapping and killing a 7-year-old North Texas girl after making a delivery to her home.

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Sheriff says kidnapping, murder of 7-year-old Texas girl was ‘crime of opportunity’

FORT WORTH, Texas — FedEx driver Tanner Horner is believed to have kidnapped and killed 7-year-old Athena Strand in “a crime of opportunity” while delivering a package outside her home this week, Wise County Sheriff Lane Akin said.

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Mac Engel: Add to the list of TCU’s accomplishments this season: Best team in school history

FORT WORTH, Texas — It’s December, and TCU won the Big 12 regular season conference outright, is 12-0, ranked No. 3 in the nation and will play Kansas State on Saturday at Jerry World in the Big 12 conference championship game.

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