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Texas man gets life for supplying fentanyl then watching, recording the victim’s overdose death
Summary by The Piney Point Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Amber Kite , as published by FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - News
· June 24, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The sentencing is related to the death of a 20-year-old woman who overdosed on fentanyl-laced pills.
A Texas man from Denison has received a life sentence in federal prison. The sentencing is related to the death of a 20-year-old woman who overdosed on fentanyl-laced pills. The man supplied the fatal dose to the woman.
He also recorded video of her as she died from the overdose, a process that took hours. Further details about the case are available from the source, including the events leading up to the sentencing and the full circumstances of the woman's death.
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Category: local ·
Published: June 24, 2026 ·
Source: FOX 26 Houston (KRIV) - News ·
Reading time: 1 min
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What is this story about? A Texas man from Denison has received a life sentence in federal prison. The sentencing is related to the death of a 20-year-old woman who overdosed on fentanyl-laced pills. The man supplied the…
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