June 1, 2012 Source : http://www.chron.com
TYLER, Texas— An East Texas woman has been sentenced to death for the 2010 killing of her mentally challenged baby sitter.
A jury in Tyler on Thursday night decided the penalty for 45-year-old Kimberly Cargill of Whitehouse.
Cargill on May 18 was convicted of capital murder in the death of Cherry Walker.
Walker had faced testifying against Cargill in a child custody dispute. The victim’s burned body was discovered along a road.
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