Fort Worth Jury Weighs Fate of Man Who Claimed Divine Orders in Triple Homicide and Dismemberment Case
FORT WORTH, Texas — A Texas jury is tasked with determining whether Jason Thornburg, 44, who was convicted of the gruesome murders of three individuals, will face the death penalty or life imprisonment without parole. In a chilling trial that has captured local attention, Thornburg was found guilty of killing David Lueras, 42, Lauren Phillips, 34, and Maricruz Reyes-Mathis, 33, in September 2021, dismembering their bodies and concealing them under a bed in a Euless motel, before setting them on fire in a Fort Worth dumpster. According to trial testimonies, Thornburg confessed to investigators that … Read more