By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor Former ACU student Brandon Dale Woodruff was convicted Friday of capital murder in the deaths of his parents and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Twelve days after it began, the trial concluded when the jury in the 354th District Court in Hunt County returned a guilty verdict after five hours of ... [Read More…]

A northeast Texas jury found former ACU student Brandon Woodruff, 22, guilty of capital murder Friday and sentenced him to life in prison. The jury, which deliberated for five hours, found Woodruff killed his parents, Dennis and Norma Woodruff, in their Royse City home in October 2005, according to the Associated Press. Adrienne McFarland, ... [Read More…]

By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor Testimony in the capital murder trial of former ACU student Brandon Dale Woodruff continued Tuesday in the 354th District Court in Hunt County after testimonies from current and former ACU students. Prosecutors have alleged Woodruff killed his parents in October 2005; he has pleaded not guilty. After nine days ... [Read More…]

By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor The capital murder trial of former ACU student Brandon Dale Woodruff began Thursday morning in the 354th District Court in Hunt County. Woodruff is accused of killing both his parents, Dennis and Norma, in 2005; he has pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecution gave its opening statements and called ... [Read More…]

By Michael Freeman, Managing Editor The capital murder trial of a former ACU student will begin this week in the 354th District Court north of Dallas. Brandon Dale Woodruff, 22, has been in the Hunt County Jail ever since October 2005, following his arrest six days after a family friend discovered Woodruff's parents, Dennis and Norma, dead in ... [Read More…]

By Jared Fields, Editor in Chief Brandon Dale Woodruff, a former ACU student charged with killing his parents in 2005, still awaits his jury trial and is held on a $1 million bond. Woodruff, 21, had a trial date set for Oct. 31 of this year, but has had it delayed when the Hunt County District Attorney's Office asked a state district judge to be ... [Read More…]

By Mallory Schlabach, Editor in Chief No trial date has been set for former ACU student Brandon Woodruff, who was charged with one count of capital murder in October 2005 for the deaths of his parents at their home in Royse City. Assistant District Attorney Noble Walker said because of numerous murder cases filed at the same time, the Woodruff ... [Read More…]

By Mallory Sherwood, Managing Editor Brandon Woodruff, former ACU student, awaits a bond hearing Monday in hopes that the judge will lower his bond that was set at $2 million in October, when Hunt County Police charged him with two counts of capital murder in connection with the death of his parents in their home. Assistant District Attorney ... [Read More…]

By Jonathan Smith, Editor in Chief Police charged student Brandon Woodruff, 19, with two counts of capital murder Monday in connection with the death of his parents last week, a Hunt County Sheriff's official confirmed. Woodruff, freshman agribusiness major from Rockwall, was arrested late Monday morning in Texarkana, Ark., where, according to ... [Read More…]