Crime

Watch: Fort Worth police announce arrest of man suspected in at least 5 homicides

At a news conference Tuesday afternoon, Fort Worth police explained how their investigation led to the arrest of a man suspected of killing and dismembering three people.

The bodies of a man and two women were found burned in a dumpster off Bonnie Drive in west Fort Worth on Sept. 22.

Investigators said the suspect, Jason Thornburg, 41, also confessed to killing another man who died in a house fire on Valentine Street in Fort Worth in May, and his girlfriend in Arizona, who police have not publicly identified.

This story was originally published September 28, 2021 at 2:54 PM.

Domingo Ramirez Jr.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Domingo Ramirez Jr. was a breaking news reporter for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and spent more than 35 years in journalism.
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