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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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No Black jurors chosen for murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean

FORT WORTH, Texas — A jury has been chosen for the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, which is scheduled to begin Monday in Tarrant County.

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Mac Engel: It would be a sports tragedy if TCU QB Max Duggan isn’t a Heisman Trophy finalist

FORT WORTH, Texas — It was in July when new TCU head coach Sonny Dykes said, “The question mark is the quarterback position.”

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Dozens excused from jury pool in murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jury selection in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean resumed Wednesday with the court excusing 29 out of 74 prospective jurors who were individually questioned by 4 p.m.

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Mac Engel: U.S. win over Iran is nice. But don’t celebrate until you’ve won the World Cup itself

FORT WORTH, Texas — The late Lamar Hunt may not have believed what has happened to a sport he loved more than football.

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Neighbor of Atatiana Jefferson sworn in as witness for Aaron Dean’s murder trial

FORT WORTH, Texas — Atatiana Jefferson’s neighbor was sworn in Tuesday morning as a witness for former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean’s murder trial.

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Woman missing for 51 years is reunited with her family after being kidnapped as a baby

Melissa Highsmith was just aged one when she disappeared in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1971, after her mum placed an advertisement in a local newspaper looking for a babysitter

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Attorneys want Atatiana Jefferson’s neighbor to stop demonstrating with sign outside court

FORT WORTH, Texas — At recent hearings about the killing of Atatiana Jefferson, her neighbor James Smith has frequently been seen outside the courthouse with a banner reading, “We want justice!”

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Jury selection starts in murder trial of Forth Worth officer

Jury selection is underway in the the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who fatally shot a Black woman through a window of her own Fort Worth home in in 2019

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Jury selection begins in murder trial of ex-Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, who shot Atatiana Jefferson

FORT WORTH, Texas — The day after the death of lead defense attorney Jim Lane, jury selection began Monday afternoon in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean.

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Jury selection slated for Monday in trial of Aaron Dean, Fort Worth officer who killed Atatiana Jefferson

DALLAS — Jury selection is due to begin Monday in the murder trial of former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, following death of defense attorney Jim Lane.

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Texas woman found by family 51 years after being kidnapped as baby

Melissa Highsmith, who family say was abducted in Fort Worth in 1971, located in South Carolina, more than 1,000 miles away

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Jim Lane, lead attorney for former Fort Worth officer Aaron Dean, dies on eve of trial in Atatiana Jefferson's death

DALLAS — Jim Lane, a longtime Texas attorney known for defending police officers and soldiers accused of misconduct, died on Sunday — the day before the long-delayed murder trial for his client, former Fort Worth police officer Aaron Dean, was scheduled to begin.

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No. 4 TCU dominates Iowa State to finish perfect regular season at 12-0

FORT WORTH, Texas — There was no need for a miracle field goal or a second-half rally against Iowa State.

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Commentary: Trump is the toxic ex for Republicans. Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton just can’t walk away

FORT WORTH, Texas — Donald Trump is like that toxic ex who refuses to get the message: It was fun while it lasted, but now that you’ve broken up and moved on, he just won’t go away.

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No. 15 TCU men’s basketball bounces back with complete performance to crush ULM

FORT WORTH, Texas — TCU is finally looked like the team that was ranked in the top 15 in the preseason with a complete performance in a blowout win over Louisiana-Monroe on Thursday.

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