GUILTY TX - Meagan Dearman, 31, Abilene, 17 Jan 2017 Arrest

los2188 · Jan 26, 2017

Abilene police seeking information on missing woman

Meagan Dearman, 31, was last seen Jan. 17, and her family has not heard from her, according to a news release from the APD.

http://www.reporternews.com/story/n...e-seeking-information-missing-woman/97082308/

cool12 · Jan 26, 2017

meagan's FB.
https://m.facebook.com/meagan.dearman.77
hope she finds her way home soon.

TGIRecovered · Jan 27, 2017

Unidentified female body recovered from lake.

http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/main-news/body-found-at-tp-lake-in-baird/646348010

Boyfriend attested for unrelated outstanding warrants. He is a person of interest.

http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/n...connection-to-missing-abilene-woman/646308664

cool12 · Jan 27, 2017

that poor land owner!
i hope her family gets some answers soon.

cool12 · Jan 27, 2017

http://www.ktxs.com/news/296081844

the body found was meagan's.

"BAIRD, Texas -- The body found at T&P Lake in Baird around noon Friday has been positively identified as missing Abilene mother Meagan Dearman.

A friend of the Dearman family told KTXS the family confirmed that Meagan's body was found at T&P Lake.

While Abilene police have actively been searching for the 31-year-old Dearman, a resident nearby reportedly discovered her body at the lake."

JerseyGirl · Jan 30, 2017

Justin Bennett, 32, was arrested on the warrant for assault, forgery and a parole violation Thursday, the same day his girlfriend Meagan Dearman was publicly reported missing.

Police say the arrest is unrelated to Dearman’s investigation, but that Bennett is a "person of interest" in Dearman's disappearance.

http://www.ktxs.com/news/abilene-man-arrested-in-connection-to-missing-mother2/295928559

JerseyGirl · Jan 31, 2017

Court documents say one of Bennett's acquaintances claimed Bennett "told her he go into a fight with Megan Dearman and hurt her bad."

A confidential informant then called police and said, "Justin Bennett had told them that he did kill Meagan Dearman and buried her body at a lake," according to the documents.

Another one of Bennett's acquaintances told detectives Dearman let Bennett use her vehicle the day she went missing, and when detectives searched her vehicle, they found blood, the documents state.

The documents say one informant told police Bennett confessed to strangling Dearman, and a medical examiner confirmed this information.

http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/n...thers-boyfriend-charged-with-murder/647295018

jglossup · Feb 25, 2017

Meagan was my niece. We are heartbroken. In custody for her murder is Justin Bennett, her boyfriend, and Jennifer Herod, Justin's other girlfriend. WE WANT JUSTICE FOR MEAGAN!

jglossup · Feb 25, 2017

This person is now charged with tampering with evidence. She helped Justin Bennett dispose of Meagan's body using her vehicle. (Jennifer Herod).

JerseyGirl · Feb 25, 2017

A second person has been arrested , 36-year-old Jennifer Nicole Herod is in Taylor County Jail on a tampering with evidence charge. Her bond has been set at $100,000.

Dearman's boyfriend, Justin Bennett of Abilene, has been charged with murder. He remains jailed on $200,000 bond.

Herod is a second Bennett girlfriend.

http://www.ktxs.com/news/evidence-l...bilene-woman-found-at-baird-lake4_3/357649155

watergirl62 · Feb 25, 2017

jglossup said:
Meagan was my niece. We are heartbroken. In custody for her murder is Justin Bennett, her boyfriend, and Jennifer Herod, Justin's other girlfriend. WE WANT JUSTICE FOR MEAGAN!

So sorry for you and your family's loss. My heart breaks for you! What a senseless tragedy.

[emoji92] Justice for Meagan [emoji92]

Sent from my LG-H740 using Tapatalk

JusticeWillBeServed · Mar 23, 2017

Trial in Abilene mother's murder moving to Callahan County

http://www.ktxs.com/news/trial-in-abilene-mothers-murder-moving-to-callahan-county/411196468

The Abilene man accused of killing his girlfriend and dumping her body at a lake will now be tried in Callahan County.

A Callahan County grand jury indicted Justin Bennett, 32, Wednesday for the murder of Megan Dearman.

Jennifer Herod, whos accused of helping Bennett dump the body, is charged with tampering with evidence. She was supposed to have a bond reduction hearing Thursday. But that was canceled. A new date has not been set.

Abilene murder victim's family: Suspect shouldn't have chance to get out

cool12 · Mar 23, 2017

"KTXS reached out to Callahan County District Attorney Shane Deel to find out why the case is now being tried there instead of Taylor County. His office told us investigators initially believed the crime occurred in Taylor County. But there is not sufficient evidence to prove that. So theyre moving the trial to Callahan County since thats where the body was found."

http://www.ktxs.com/news/trial-in-abilene-mothers-murder-moving-to-callahan-county/411196468

cool12 · Mar 23, 2017

jglossup said:
Meagan was my niece. We are heartbroken. In custody for her murder is Justin Bennett, her boyfriend, and Jennifer Herod, Justin's other girlfriend. WE WANT JUSTICE FOR MEAGAN!

so sorry for your loss. i hope this next process moves quickly so your family can put this behind you.

JusticeWillBeServed · Jul 23, 2017

http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com/news/main-news/trial-date-set-for-suspects-connected-to-murder-of-abilene-mother/771402331

A trial date has been set for two suspects connected to the murder and disappearance of an Abilene mother.

Justin Bennett, 32, will stand trial for Murder and Jennifer Herod, 35, for Tampering with Evidence on September 5, 2017, in Callahan County, according to the District Attorney's Office.

JusticeWillBeServed · Jun 19, 2018

April 2018:

Police investigating 3rd suspect in murder of Abilene mom

According to a search warrant obtained by KTXS, four witnesses contacted police about a second woman who they say bragged about helping kill Dearman. Police said the witnesses provided information that has not been made public.

Police filed a search warrant for her records in November. According to the warrant, her phone number showed up in Bennett and Herod’s call logs on the day or her murder.

JusticeWillBeServed · Jul 8, 2018

Trial set to begin in disappearance, murder of Abilene woman

Bennett's trial is set to begin on Monday, July 9 in Baird. The trial with begin with Jury selection and opening testimony, according to the documents.

Bennett's other girlfriend, Jennifer Herod, was charged with tampering of evidence and accused of helping Bennet dump the body of Dearman. Herod's case has since been dismissed.

JusticeWillBeServed · Jul 13, 2018

Trial Day 2: Abilene mother strangled to death with shoelace

Day two of an ongoing murder trial revealed an Abilene mother was strangled to death with a shoelace.

A medical examiner took the stand during the trial and confirmed the cause of death for victim Megan Dearman and also stated Dearman had methamphetamine and amphetamine in her system when she was killed in January of 2017.

Trial Day 3: Abilene mother's clothing found burned at north side home

Day Three of an ongoing murder trial revealed an Abilene mother's clothing was found burned at a north side home.

Detectives testified that Megan Dearman's clothing was found burned underneath a pile of wood outside a home on the 900 block of Graham Street during the investigation following her murder in January of 2017.

Man found guilty of Abilene mother's murder

Justin Bennett was convicted of Murder Thursday following a 4-day jury trial in Callahan County.

The same jury will soon sentence Bennett for killing his girlfriend Megan Dearman with a shoelace then dumping her body at T&P Lake.

JusticeWillBeServed · Jul 17, 2018

Abilene man sentenced to 70 years in prison for January 2017 homicide

An Abilene man was sentenced on Friday to 70 years in prison after he was found guilty in the January 2017 homicide of Meagan Dearman.

Justin Bennett, 34, was sentenced by the Callahan County jury Friday morning, one day after the same 12 found he was responsible for Dearman's death, the Callahan County District Clerk's office said.

Murder trial: Victim's family says justice has not been fully served

Dearman's cousin, April Sanchez, said that she feels some sense of relief from the guilty verdict and subsequent sentencing of Bennett.

"We definitely wanted to hear 99 or life, but we don’t get to make that decision, unfortunately," Sanchez said.

Dearman's family said that Herod is just as guilty as Bennett is for the crime and that justice will not be fully served until she is convicted for Dearman's murder.

"There was testimony tying her to the murder as well, and she needs to be punished for what she did," family friend Lucy Neitzler said.

Jennifer Herod's court case is pending.

GUILTY TX - Meagan Dearman, 31, Abilene, 17 Jan 2017 *Arrest*

North Carolina Tar Heels..your NCCA Champs!!

Member

Well-Known Member

Member

Member

Forum Coordinator

Forum Coordinator

New Member

New Member

Forum Coordinator

.

Well-Known Member

Member

Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

Well-Known Member

DNASolves

Online statistics

Forum statistics

GUILTY TX - Meagan Dearman, 31, Abilene, 17 Jan 2017 Arrest