Convicted in absentia, and sentenced to 99 years.
Search Continues for Texas Fugitive Who Vanished While on Trial for Killing Teen; Jury Sentenced Him Anyway
According to prosecutors, Lewis was found dead in a vehicle along Farm to Market Road No. 83. She died from blunt force trauma and a shotgun blast to the neck.
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