As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. In October 2005, Texas prosecutors charged Brandon Dale Woodruff then a 19-year-old freshman at Abilene Christian University with murdering his parents Dennis and Norma. Please enter your email and password to sign in. And murder? based on information from your browser. Wooddruff shared a picture of the new bundle of joy to his Instagram story, showing the little girl snuggled up in an adorable matching hat and outfit. A compartment at the dagger's base contained blood matching Dennis Woodruff's. Prior to the trial, the case was the source of months of debate between the prosecution and defense. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. Brandon was a student at Abeline Christian University in Abilene, Texas, at the time of the murders. Although Charla prefers to keep her present whereabouts under wraps, she mentioned how she forces herself to keep living even after the tragedy. Apr. Oops, something didn't work. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. He died on April 15, 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. The Woodruff trial was notably one of the most controversial in recent memory in Hunt County. Brandon was found guilty of capital murder for killing his parents, Dennis and Norma Woodruff near Royse City in October of 2005. . At the time of Dennis and Norma's murder, Charla had been attending university and living away from home. In 2000, Woodruffs direct appeal to the state was denied. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Their son, Brandon Dale Woodruff, was found guilty of capital murder in March 2009 involving the deaths that occurred in October 2005. For starters, Brandon believed that his parents death wasnt an accident even before the police released the details of their death. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. According to the show, authorities found discrepancies in his statement and believed that he was not entirely honest about the timeline of his whereabouts on the night of October 16, 2005. Brandon Woodruff's cell phone and text messaging records, dating from before and after the time his parents were murdered in October 2005, were the focus of much of the testimony Tuesday afternoon, during the fourth day of Woodruff's capital murder trial. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. New documentary looks into 2005 Woodruff double murder case Norma Woodruff sustained multiple gunshot wounds and had her neck slashed, investigators said. The couple was downsizing to save enough money to send Brandon Woodruff to Abilene Christian University and their daughter to Southern Arkansas University. When reached to give a comment about the movie, Ferguson agreed the prosecutions case centered in Brandons Woodruffs homosexuality as a focus in the crime. After the Hunt County District Attorneys Office recused itself from the case, Beacom appointed special prosecutors from the Texas Attorney Generals Office, but refused motions from defense attorneys to throw out the case against Woodruff and dismiss the capital murder indictment outright. As the prosecution was not seeking the death penalty, Woodruff received an automatic sentence of life in prison without parole. After the Hunt County District Attorney's Office recused itself from the case, Beacom appointed special prosecutors from the Texas Attorney General's Office, but refused motions from defense attorneys to throw out the case against Woodruff and dismiss the capital murder indictment outright. 23A documentary reviewing the controversial deaths of Dennis and Norma Woodruff, two former Rockwall County residents who were killed near Royse City. I did not kill my parents at all, Woodruff told 20/20 in an interview. Prosecutors have alleged the dagger may have been the weapon . Where Is Brandon Dale Woodruff Now? - The Cinemaholic After an investigation, Woodruff was charged with capital murder, found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. Upon testing, detectives found traces of Dennis blood inside it. As the prosecution was not seeking . You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Please ensure you have given Find a Grave permission to access your location in your browser settings. Both Dennis and Norma died as a result of gunshot wounds and multiple stab wounds.

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