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(October 15, 2008)—A McLennan County district court jury early Wednesday evening returned a guilty verdict in the capital murder trial of Robert Allen Byrd, 34, who was accused of kidnapping and killing Dana Leigh Taylor of Kemp.

Prosecutors said Byrd and the victim were both affiliated with the violent white supremacist group the Aryan Circle.

Prosecutors were not seeking the death penalty and Byrd was automatically sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Byrd took the stand in his own defense Wednesday afternoon and accused prosecutors of fabricating a case against him.

Byrd was indicted in April 2007 in the death of the 38-year-old woman.

Two women found Taylor’s badly decomposed body on April 27, 2006 in a field off Old Dallas Highway between Elm Mott and Ross just north of Waco.

The body was so badly decomposed, investigators said, that it was impossible to determine how long it had been there.

Forensic investigators were eventually able to determine who the victim was and how she died.

Byrd was already serving a 99-year sentence in connection with the death of a North Texas man in Hood County.






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Posted by: JC Location: Waco Area on Oct 17, 2008 at 08:50 AM
Why isnt he in the express lane fro execution????? Why Do I wanna feed this scum for the rest of his Life, Better yet just take my portions, and donate it to homeless people on the sides of curbs, or for that matter put it towards the Bail Out anything except for this lowlife WHO deserves To be Executed.....

Posted by: my 2 cents Location: central texas on Oct 17, 2008 at 12:51 AM
whose tail did he kiss to get 99 to life and not the death penalty??

Posted by: ralmart on Oct 16, 2008 at 07:46 PM
good thing he did it to another racist and not an innocent person....

Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 16, 2008 at 01:31 PM
He's getting life and this is the second person he has killed.Thats what I like about of local D.A.... Thats why crime is up in our county.

Posted by: Anonymous on Oct 16, 2008 at 12:44 PM
WHITE POWER! :)THINK ABOUT IT!!!

Posted by: James Location: Waco on Oct 16, 2008 at 12:17 PM
again .....WHY we are going to be housing and feeding this low life for 99 years to life????

Posted by: Marlin Location: Texas on Oct 16, 2008 at 09:24 AM
Someone needs to ask the prosecutors WHY we are going to be housing and feeding this low life for 99 years to life???? Seems this one is a canidate for the needle!

Posted by: Bill Location: Waco on Oct 16, 2008 at 07:50 AM
I have met very few truely EVEL people. This guy is one.

Posted by: Just sayin is all Location: Ft Hood on Oct 16, 2008 at 07:10 AM
Another one bites the dust. Keep him in Prison forever, thats where he belongs.

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