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When a fire rages in a Fort Worth apartment, horror awaits beneath the flames.

This is not just a fire.

We actually have a crime scene.

Firefighters immediately discovered a body,

found, bludgeoned, stabbed, blood everywhere.

This was not a stranger.

This was somebody who killed her out of anger.

This was torture.

A young life snuffed out just as it was getting started.

She was the really cute, fun, outgoing person.

A lot of people were attracted to her,

regardless of whether or not they were a boy or a girl.

They found what can only be described as a grave.

Burning vengeance and insatiable greed.

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