Tag: Christina Morris
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Remains of missing alumna found
After nearly four years of searching, the partial remains of missing UTD alumna Christina Morris were discovered last week. According to an article by WFAA, on March 7 at 9:45 a.m., while clearing land to lay foundation for houses, a team of excavators came across a partial skull, a dress and a pair of underwear…
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Still searching
Editor’s note: This story has been updated since its original publication. As another day of searching for Christina Morris, the UTD alumna missing since 2014, comes to a close, her father, Mark Morris, slumps over the side of a truck and lets out a quiet sigh. “I’m tired of never finding anything,” he says. On…
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Arochi sentenced to life in prison
Before leaving the witness stand of the 401st District Court in the Collin County courthouse for the final time, Mark Morris had something to say to Enrique Arochi, the man sentenced to life in prison for the aggravated kidnapping of his daughter and UTD alumna Christina Morris. “I hope you rot in hell,” he said.…
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Attorneys retrace night alum went missing
Plano police officer Kevin Sasso confirmed on Friday what the friends and family of Christina Morris, the UTD alumna missing since 2014, have feared when talking about her search. “I am looking for a dead body,” he said. As the trial of Enrique Arochi, the Allen man accused of kidnapping Morris in 2014, moves into…
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Arochi Trial: September 13
The trial of Enrique Arochi, continued with Hunter Foster, the victim’s boyfriend at the time of her disappearance, taking the stand at 12:45 p.m. Judge Mark Rusch had granted Foster immunity from being charged with non-violent drug crimes earlier in the day. Rusch explained that in exchange for truthful testimony for the Morris case, Foster wouldn’t be…
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Jury picking begins Sept. 6 for Arochi
Jury selection for the trial of Enrique Arochi is set to begin Sept. 6. Collin County grand jury accused the Allen man of aggravated kidnapping in the disappearance of UTD alumna Christina Morris. Morris disappeared the morning of August 30, 2014 at The Shops at Legacy in Plano. Security footage last captured her walking into…
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Looking for a Piece of Light
Even though Mark Morris stood surrounded by shadows in the abandoned farmhouse, the faint glow of the afternoon sun illuminated the unmistakable look of exhaustion on his face. As he had done for almost every weekend since his daughter Christina Morris, a UTD graduate, went missing on Aug. 30, 2014, he was once again scouting…
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Not Giving Up Hope
It was late on a Tuesday night. Sarah Estes picked up the ringing phone and heard her mother’s panicked voice on the other end of the line. She said no one had heard from Sarah’s younger sister, Christina Morris, in days. Unable to sit around and wait for updates, Sarah and her husband got in…
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Man charged with kidnapping of alumna Christina Morris
A man was charged with the aggravated kidnapping of UTD alumna Christina Morris by a Collin County grand jury on March 10. 24-year-old Enrique Arochi was formally accused of kidnapping Morris with plans to terrorize, hurt and sexually abuse her, according to The Dallas Morning News. Morris is yet to be found. Arochi could face anywhere between…
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Alumna missing since August
Friends and family of UTD alumna Christina Morris gathered around Celebration Parkway in Allen on Sept. 18 for a candlelight vigil. The Plano resident has been missing for more than three weeks. Morris was reported missing on Sept. 4 after last being seen at the Shops of Legacy on Aug. 30, according to Morris’ mother,…