From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · Amber Kite · · 50s
Celina man sentenced to life for girlfriend murder
Karl Stanley gets life without parole after home invasion killing.
In brief
Karl Stanley gets life without parole after home invasion killing. Karl Andrew Stanley, 55, received life without parole for murdering his former girlfriend during a home invasion after she reported his stalking to police. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
Conviction
Karl Andrew Stanley, 55, was convicted of capital murder for killing his former girlfriend during a home invasion after she reported his stalking to police.
Sentence
Stanley received an automatic life sentence without parole following the verdict.
Backstory
Prosecutors showed Stanley broke in with a carjack and strangled the victim just hours after police secured a stalking warrant against him.
Evidence
Officers arrested Stanley near the victim's body with her blood and hair on his hands and recovered a grudge list in his vehicle featuring her name at the top.
At a glance
Karl Andrew Stanley, 55, received life without parole for murdering his former girlfriend during a home invasion after she reported his stalking to police.
