A Rowlett man pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and killing his ex-girlfriend in October 2020 in the midst of a bitter custody dispute and faces up to two life sentences. His sentencing is scheduled for almost exactly two years after the murder.
— A Rowlett man pleaded guilty to two federal violent crime charges after he cyberstalked his ex-girlfriend and shot and stabbed her to death during a bitter custody dispute.
On October 2, 2020, Beard placed a GPS tracking device on Burkett's car, entered a black SUV he bought for the occasion, and followed Burkett to the apartment complex where she worked in Carrollton. He put on a disguise and exited the SUV with a shotgun before shooting Burkett in the head as she sat in her car. Beard believed he had killed her and ran back to his vehicle.
In the period leading up to her murder, Beard and Burkett were engaged in a fierce custody battle over their daughter. Burkett was afraid of Beard and told friends and family that she believed Beard was tracking her and worried that he might try to kill her.Just three hours later, police stopped Beard as he drove away from his residence in a white pickup truck. They seized the three phones on him, including a prepaid burner.
Beard admitted in plea documents that he had called in the fake tip on September 2, 2020 after planting drugs and a gun in her car. Using the name"Frank Barrow," he claimed that Burkett was selling drugs out of her car and said police should check her spare tire.
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