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  • Remains of missing alumna found

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    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…

  • Still searching

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    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…

  • Arochi sentenced to life in prison

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    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.…

  • Arochi Trial: September 21

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    Guilty or not guilty. For the better part of two weeks, those words have been on the minds of everyone watching the trial of Enrique Arochi, the man charged with the aggravated kidnapping of UTD alumna Christina Morris. On Sept. 21, after 17 hours of deliberation, a Collin County jury announced their verdict: guilty. The…

  • Arochi Trial: September 20

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    After hearing the closing arguments in the trial of Enrique Arochi, the man charged in the aggravated kidnapping of UTD alumna Christina Morris, the jury deliberated for approximately seven hours. They did not reach a conclusion and were sent to a hotel for the night. They will resume deliberations tomorrow morning. The prosecution stated during closing…

  • Arochi Trial: September 19

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    Plano detective Robyn Busby said she believes in the early morning hours of Aug. 30, 2014, Enrique Arochi made Christina Morris fight for her life. “It would be (terrifying) for me,” she said. Busby, the lead detective in the case of Morris, who went missing in 2014, gave the testimony during day eight of the…

  • Attorneys retrace night alum went missing

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    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…

  • Arochi Trial: September 14

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    The sixth day of the trial of Enrique Arochi, who is accused in the disappearance of UTD alumna Christina Morris, continued with the court hearing testimonies from several witnesses, including Arochi’s neighbor, his ex-girlfriend and detectives from the Plano Police Department. The morning began with Judge Mark Rusch directly questioning Jacob Talamantes, who used to…

  • Arochi Trial: September 13

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    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…

  • Jury picking begins Sept. 6 for Arochi

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    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…