A Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his cousin after a family pet helped identify him as the killer, authorities said. The body of Mandy Rose Reynolds was found burning in a storage container in a field in McLennan County,

Titan, a white Labradoodle, refused to leave his owner’s side even after she was fatally shot and her body was burned.

Mandy Rose Reynolds, 26, was shot before her body was “burned beyond recognition” in a field fire in Robinson, Texas. She was found by police on April 5, 2023, the McLennan County District Attorney’s Office said in a release. Her cousin, Derek ...

Derek Daigneault, 29, was sentenced to life in prison in connection with the grisly murder of his cousin Mandy Rose Reynolds, 26, in April 2023.

The victim's dog refused to leave her side, allowing authorities to identify her body, which was burned beyond recognition.