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Arlington man who bought "murder kit" convicted in 17 minutes of fatally stabbing estranged wife, prosecutors say

In just 17 minutes, a Tarrant County jury convicted an Arlington man of capital murder in the 2025 stabbing death of his estranged wife, prosecutors said Wednesday. Frederick Spears, 57, was automatically sentenced to life without parole for killing 53-year-old Mary Spears, days after a judge or...

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