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âLavender Doeâ killer offers reason for guilty plea in Gregg County court
Joseph Burnette DA Perspective By Bob Hallmark | December 16, 2020 at 6:31 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 8:26 PM
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) - An East Texas district attorney says two families are finally getting justice.
The guilty plea of Joseph Burnette closed two murder investigations cases in Gregg County.
âItâs the only way I can describe it. Pure evil. Thereâs no rhyme or reason to why these murders took place other than Joseph Burnette is an evil person,â said Gregg County District Attorney Tom Watson.
Burnette himself offered his reasoning for the guilty plea.
Gregg Co. District Attorney Tom Watson talks about the justice delivered to the families of the murder victims
Longview man who killed âLavender Doeâ, second victim gets 50 year sentence
Longview man who killed âLavender Doe,â second woman, gets 50 years in prison By Stephanie Frazier | December 15, 2020 at 4:57 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 1:20 PM
LONGVIEW, Texas (KLTV) Joseph Burnette pleaded guilty to the murders of two women in a Longview court. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison on Tuesday.
Burnette is accused of the 2006 murder of the then-unidentified woman dubbed âLavender Doeâ, who was identified in 2018 as Dana Dodd of Jacksonville. He is also accused of the 2018 killing of Felisha Pearson of Longview.