From FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth · David Sentendrey · · 1m
Celina man sentenced to life for murder with grudge list
Celina man gets life without parole after killing ex-girlfriend and leaving grudge list.
In brief
Celina man gets life without parole after killing ex-girlfriend and leaving grudge list. Karl Stanley, 55, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his ex-girlfriend in Celina after a grudge list and Halloween mask were found. Originally reported by FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth.
Karl Stanley sentenced
Karl Stanley, 55, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his ex-girlfriend in her Celina home.
Grudge list and mask found
Investigators recovered a 'grudge list' in Stanley's car targeting the victim and agencies, along with a Halloween mask marked with words like 'anger' and 'shame'.
Murder method
Stanley broke into the victim's home using a car jack, attacked her with it, and choked her to death.
Escalating behavior
Prosecutors described months of escalating behavior, beginning after Stanley and his girlfriend broke up in May 2024, including stalking and repeated police reports.
Here's the gist
Karl Stanley, 55, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his ex-girlfriend in Celina after a grudge list and Halloween mask were found.
