CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) —
A man who last winter called 911 to surrender over a 2011 slaying in Corpus Christi has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Terry Lynn Smith of Beaumont pleaded guilty to murder in the plea deal Thursday.
Beaumont police in January arrested Smith after he called, from a halfway house, to claim responsibility for the September 2011 stabbing death of 51-year-old Patricia Duling.
Corpus Christi police say Duling's boyfriend returned home after work and found her body. Investigators say the victim was stabbed more than 80 times.
The 60-year-old Smith, who's had addiction issues, apologized to the victim's family. Smith said he doesn't remember what happened but that it shows what drugs and alcohol can to do.
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Man who surrendered in 2011 Texas slaying gets 25 years
- Friday, 24 July 2015 21:01
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