Dismemberment Slaying

Man Gets 99 Years in Dismemberment Slaying

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Story Created: Oct 14, 2008 at 5:54 PM CST

Story Updated: Oct 14, 2008 at 5:54 PM CST

HOUSTON (AP) - A 28-year-old man has been sentenced to 99 years in prison for killing his ex-girlfriend, whose dismembered remains were later burned on two outdoor grills.

Timothy Wayne Shepherd was convicted last week in the first-degree murder of 19-year-old Tynesha Stewart, a Texas A&M University freshman who was killed in March 2007. A Harris County jury also fined Shepherd $10,000.

The case drew national attention after investigators said they would not search for the body because it may have ended up in one of several landfills.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
AP-NY-10-14-08 1815EDT

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