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Jury Convicts Husband in Wife’s Murder After Just 17 Minutes
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August 20, 2026
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A Texas jury needed only 17 minutes to convict Frederick Spears of capital murder in the killing of his estranged wife, Mary Spears.
The verdict automatically resulted in life in prison without parole because prosecutors were not seeking the death penalty.
Days before Mary’s murder, an emergency protective order prohibited Spears from returning to her home or contacting family members. Arlington police later acknowledged that an officer mistakenly helped arrange transportation back to the property after Spears said he needed to retrieve his vehicle.
Prosecutors said Spears later purchased a knife and saw—items they described as a “murder kit”—before returning to the property and waiting for Mary.
The state also presented evidence of years of threats against her. Prosecutors argued that the killing was the fulfillment of those threats rather than a spontaneous act.
The jury’s decision was remarkably fast, but the case leaves a much larger question about how a protective order failed to keep Mary safe.
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