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Hartsfield guilty in KFC murders, receives 5 life sentences

Posted on Wednesday, October 01, 2008

By KENNETH DEAN
Tyler Morning Telegraph Staff Writer

BRYAN - When asked the jury's verdict Tuesday evening in the infamous Kentucky Fried Chicken murder case, the foreman - a College Station police officer - answered State District Judge Clay Gossett with "guilty of capital murder."

It was a verdict long fought for by Texas Attorney General prosecutor Lisa Tanner and Rusk County District Attorney Michael Jimerson, and the defense team of Don Killingsworth and Thad Davidson feared would be levied against their client, Darnell Hartsfield.

"I'm very satisfied, very pleased and very happy for the families," Tanner said following the conclusion of more than two weeks of trial.

Read the entire article HERE [1]. 

Closing arguments due today in trial for KFC slayings [2] Man gets eight-year sentence in 1993 fatal stabbing [3] 232 of 1677

Source URL: http://www.tdcaa.com/node/3365

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[1] http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20081001/NEWS01/810010322
[2] http://www.tdcaa.com/node/3358
[3] http://www.tdcaa.com/node/3366