‘I have the power to do what I want’
Day-by-day in the trial of Rebecca Simpson

Published July 2, 2006

Due to time and space constraints, much of the testimony in the Rebecca Simpson solicitation of capital murder trial was not included in earlier issues of the Wise County Messenger. The following is a daily recap of highlights not previously published.
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A reporter’s view of the trial

Published July 2, 2006

It’s good to be back in Wise County. Driving to downtown Fort Worth every day for two weeks to cover the trial of Rebecca Simpson has reminded me why I like working in a small town.
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Simpson guilty

Published June 25, 2006

Jurors did not believe Rebecca Simpson’s version of events in her murder for hire trial, finding her guilty Friday after less than three hours of deliberation over two days.
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Former lover testifies

Published June 25, 2006

On Monday, Danny Watts told a Tarrant County jury that he began an affair with Rebecca Simpson which continued even after his marriage to Shemane Watts.
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Simpson on the stand

Published June 22, 2006

Rebecca Simpson took the stand in her own defense Tuesday and gave a much different account of her meetings with Kevin Cash, the man who prosecutors said she first talked to about murdering the wife of her former lover.
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Jury watches undercover video in Simpson trial

Published June 18, 2006

Jurors in the Rebecca Simpson murder for hire trial heard details Friday of Simpson’s relationship with Danny Watts and watched a key piece of evidence in the state’s case: the secretly videotaped meeting with an undercover officer posing as a hit man.
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Simpson trial begins

Published June 13, 2006

Rebecca Simpson entered a “not guilty” plea Tuesday as testimony began in her solicitation of capital murder trial in Fort Worth.
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Murder for hire case on docket

Published June 11, 2006

Rebecca Simpson is scheduled to be on the trial docket in Tarrant County Monday, and a trial could start as early as that day.
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Rebecca Simpson trial pushed back until June

Published April 20, 2006

A Bridgeport woman accused of trying to hire someone to kill another Bridgeport resident will have to wait a couple more months for her fate to be decided.
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Simpson surrenders, then released from jail

Published March 13, 2005

Rebecca Simpson of Bridgeport was back in jail Wednesday, briefly, in Tarrant County on a charge of solicitation of capital murder.
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Simpson indicted

Published January 30, 2005

Rebecca Simpson of Bridgeport has been indicted for solicitation of capital murder by a Tarrant County grand jury.
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Simpson posts bail, released from jail

Published November 28, 2004

Becky Simpson of Bridgeport has met her $100,000 bail requirement and has been released from jail.
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Simpson bond lowered to $100k

Published November 25, 2004

The bond for Rebecca Simpson of Bridgeport was reduced from $1 million to $100,000 Monday in 271st District Court in Decatur by Gainesville Judge Jerry Woodlock.
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Lawyer says Simpson will plead not guilty

Published November 21, 2004

Rebecca Simpson, accused of attempting to hire someone to kill another Bridgeport resident, remains in jail with bail set at $1 million.
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Murder for hire?

Published November 4, 2004

A Bridgeport woman was arrested after law enforcement officers said she tried to hire someone to kill another Bridgeport resident.
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