Former FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing 7-year-old girl after delivery at her Texas home | Flipboard

Flipboard · May 05, 2026 · 332 words · By Associated Press

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Former FedEx driver sentenced to death for killing 7-year-old girl after delivery at her Texas home DALLAS (AP) — A former FedEx driver was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while…

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Jurors in a Fort Worth courtroom decided on Tanner Horner’s punishment after hearing about a month of testimony … kent campbell flipped this story into 2022•15h

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Fort Worth Fire Captain Brandon Rodriguez has spent the past three years battling terminal brain and throat cancer.

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Claim 1: “Fort Worth Fire Captain Brandon Rodriguez has spent the past three years battling terminal brain and throat cancer.”

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The claim is reported by a single cross-reference (Flipboard). The Wikipedia results provided are for unrelated individuals (Brandon Hagel) or unrelated events in Fort Worth, providing no corroboration or contradiction.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 26, 2001, 25-year-old nursing assistant Chante Jawan Mallard murdered 37-year-old Gregory Glenn Biggs, a homeless man, with her automobile, in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The force of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Gregory_Glenn_Biggs

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brandon Hagel (born August 27, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is a left winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected 159th overall by…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Hagel

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following are people of note who were born in, live in, or have formerly resided in Fort Worth, Texas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Fort_Worth…

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Claim 2: “Jurors in a Fort Worth courtroom decided on Tanner Horner’s punishment”

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The provided evidence consists of Wikipedia entries for the Battle of the Little Bighorn, Crazy Horse, and a radio host, none of which mention Tanner Horner or a courtroom in Fort Worth.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, and commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Crazy Horse (Lakota: Tȟašúŋke Witkó [tˣaˈʃʊ̃kɛ witˈkɔ], lit. 'His-Horse-Is-Crazy'; c. 1840 – September 5, 1877) was a Lakota war leader of the Oglala band. He took up arms against the United States fe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gordon Keith is an American broadcaster on KTCK SportsRadio 1310 AM "The Ticket" in Dallas, Texas. He has shared hosting duties with George Dunham and Craig "Junior" Miller since 1994.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Keith_(radio_host)

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Claim 3: “Masai Ujiri joining Dallas Mavericks as team president, alternate governor”

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Wikipedia confirms that Masai Ujiri is the president of the Dallas Mavericks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dallas Mavericks, often referred to as the Mavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michael Masai Ujiri (born July 7, 1970) is a professional basketball executive and former player who is the president of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Ujiri was b…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Patrick Sydney Dumont is an American businessman and owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. After his 2009 marriage to Sivan Ochshorn, daughter of Miriam Adelson, Dumont…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Dumont

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Claim 4: “A former FedEx driver was sentenced to death on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old girl he took from her Texas home while delivering a Christmas gift.”

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Claim 5: “The Dallas Mavericks introduced new GM Masai Ujiri”

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Wikipedia explicitly states that Masai Ujiri is the president of the Dallas Mavericks. While the claim mentions 'GM', the Wikipedia entry for Masai Ujiri confirms his executive leadership role with the team, and a cross-reference from Flipboard specifically mentions him as the new GM.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Toronto Raptors season was the 31st season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following the conclusion of the 2025 NBA draft, Toronto announced that longtime t…
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