Whitehouse Crime

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• Options Spelled Out For Jury

  2 hrs ago | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  Prosecutor Matt Bingham told the jury this morning that they must answer two questions when considering whether to sentence Cargill to death or life in prison without parole: Is she a continuing threat to society and were there mitigating circumstances involved when she committed the crime? Bingham said to the jury that even though doctors said ... (more)

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• Arp Residents Mourn Loss Of Officer, 37

  Tuesday May 22 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  By TIM MONZINGO Staff Writer Arp residents and family members are mourning the loss of a police officer who died in a weekend car accident.

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• Cargill Admits Dumping The Body

  Thursday May 17 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  By DAYNA WORCHEL Staff Writer A Whitehouse woman who admitted to a jury on Wednesday to dumping the body of her mentally challenged babysitter and setting it on fire in June 2010 had a history with her mother and children that included physically violent arguments, her testimony revealed.

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• Day 8: Trial of ETX mom accused of killing babysitter

  Wednesday May 16 | via KLTV Tyler 

  The trial of an East Texas woman accused of killing her mentally disabled babysitter continues in a Tyler courtroom.

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• Cruise Night Success Spurs Car Show Creation

  Monday May 14 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  By BETTY WATERS Staff Writer CHANDLER - Charleen Walston wandered among an assortment of cars, trucks and motorcycles, many of them classics, exhibited during this month's cruise night.

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• Cruise Night Success Spurs Car Show Creation

  Monday May 14 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  By BETTY WATERS Staff Writer CHANDLER - Charleen Walston wandered among an assortment of cars, trucks and motorcycles, many of them classics, exhibited during this month's cruise night.

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• Testimony: Trash Filled Cargill's Home

  Thursday May 10 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  A house full of trash greeted Smith County officials June 23, 2010, as they searched the home of a Whitehouse woman accused of killing her babysitter.

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• Day 4: Trial of ETX mom accused of killing babysitter

  Thursday May 10 | via KLTV Tyler 

  The trial of an East Texas woman accused of killing her mentally disabled babysitter continues in a Tyler courtroom.

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• Man Who Found Murder Victim's Body Testifies

  Wednesday May 9 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  Bobby Lewis testified this afternoon that he discovered the body of Cherry Walker on June 19 as he made a U-Turn on Oscar Burkett Road, or CR 2191 in Whitehouse.

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• Cargill Friend Testifies In Capital Murder Trial

  Wednesday May 9 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  By DAYNA WORCHEL Staff Writer The Whitehouse woman accused of killing her babysitter because she was going to testify against her in a child custody hearing slapped herself in the face and punched her own leg when she learned a friend could not spend the day supervising her visit with her young son.

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• Day 2: Trial of ETX mom accused of killing babysitter

  Tuesday May 8 | via KLTV Tyler 

  Before the jury is brought in Kimberly Cargill submits paperwork saying she is the sole user of the Verizon number 903-570-2880, even though the billing name is Jill Low and user is listed at Kimberly Low.

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• Vehicle Search Was Legal, Judge Says

  Tuesday May 8 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  Judge Jack Skeen Jr. ruled this morning that Smith County deputies had probable cause to search the contents of Kimberly Cargill's vehicle and her home on June 23, 2010.

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• Smith County Files Permit For Smith County Downtown ...

  Friday May 4 | via Tyler Morning Telegraph 

  Smith County filed a building permit for work to be done on the Smith County Downtown Jail expansion, at 206 E. Elm St.

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