Jury Selection Begins For Stepfather Of “Baby Grace”
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Jury Selection Begins For Stepfather Of “Baby Grace”
Jury selection was scheduled to begin Tuesday in the capital murder trial of the stepfather of a toddler whose remains were found in a container that washed ashore on an island in Galveston Bay two years ago.
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GALVESTON (October 27, 2009)—Jury selection was scheduled to begin Tuesday in Galveston in the capital murder trial of the stepfather of a toddler whom authorities named "Baby Grace" after her unidentified remains were discovered in 2007.

Royce Clyde Zeigler II of Spring and his wife Kimberly Dawn Trenor, 21, were both arrested and charged in the death of the abused toddler, who was killed during what prosecutors said was a violent discipline session.

In February, Trenor was convicted of capital murder in her daughter’s death and sentenced to life in prison.

The body of the 2-year-old girl, later identified as Riley Ann Sawyers, was discovered in October 2007 in a plastic box on an island in Galveston Bay.

News accounts of the search for the battered toddler’s identity eventually led to the discovery of some of her relatives in Mentor, Ohio.

They helped to identify the child.


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Posted by: Mother of 2 Location: West on Oct 29, 2009 at 11:58 AM

AMEN Frank....
Posted by: Frank Location: Belton on Oct 29, 2009 at 07:09 AM

Hey KWTX. Why dont you use a real picture of this little girl? She was a real person, not a chrime sketch. I sure hope the scum that did this never see the light of day again.
Posted by: Mother of 2 Location: West on Oct 28, 2009 at 12:56 PM

Frank -- Yes we have a lot of pictures of her. Sheryl has made us buttons and we all have shirts with her picture on them. I dont know why KWTX does not use a real picture of her....
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