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Cody Arnold, who was 21 at the time, received a 34-year prison sentence for his role in the 2022 killing of 16-year-old Katelynn Stone in Jefferson County, Texas. His co-defendant, Chelsea Shipp, had earlier pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years. Prosecutors said the pair feared Arnold would face legal trouble after Stone became pregnant.

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Shiann Lynn Erickson, a 24-year-old from Moorhead, Minnesota, has reached a plea deal and is set to plead guilty to second-degree murder in the 2024 death of 3-year-old Eastyn Deronjic. The child died from blunt force trauma after months of abuse while staying with Erickson and her co-defendant. Her court appearance for the change of plea is scheduled for April 7 in Clay County District Court.

Dayton James Webber, a professional cornhole player who lost all four limbs as a baby, stands accused of shooting and killing his friend Bradrick Michael Wells during a car argument in Maryland. Witnesses refused to help dispose of the body, prompting police involvement. Webber was later located in Virginia.

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Rueben Rocha, an Arizona man, received a life sentence on Friday for the first-degree murder of his ex-girlfriend Jordin Miranda Castillo in June 2023. The attack occurred in her Glendale apartment while their 2-year-old daughter hid inside. Prosecutors detailed how Rocha broke in and fired 19 shots, killing Castillo and injuring two friends.

Stephen Eric Buchanan, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and related charges in the 2024 killing of his 72-year-old uncle, Charles Knight, and was sentenced to 51 to 63 years in prison. Authorities discovered Knight's partially buried remains, some in a backyard burn pit, during a welfare check. Buchanan's brother alerted police after finding human remains.

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Cristopher Covington-Smith faces first-degree murder charges for allegedly using 31-year-old Corrisa Trowbridge's Ford Expedition to run her over during an argument in Abilene, Texas. Police found her body on the roadside and the bloody vehicle nearby. Covington-Smith was arrested the next day in Fort Worth.