Dana Magnuson, Hockley, Texas woman stabbed to death by her 15 year old neighbor cause the teen wanted to know what it felt like to kill. Teen’s lawyer describes boy as a ‘good kid,’ from a ‘good family.’
What went wrong…? A 15 year old boy in Texas has been charged with murdering his neighbor, with the teen telling police he wanted to feel ‘what it was like to stab someone.’
The 15-year-old, who has not been identified due to his age, is accused of fatally stabbing Dana Magnuson, 62, in her hot tub at her Hockley home.
The teen was arrested on Monday, nine days after Magnuson’s body was discovered in her shed behind her house on July 20 according to FOX 26.
A ‘good kid,’ from a ‘good family’ ?
‘I’m just numb,’ Magnuson’s son Tyler Pitney told the outlet. ‘The way my mom was murdered in cold blood makes me feel some type of way I can’t even describe.’
Investigators believe Magnuson was attacked by the teen in the hot tub before an ensuing struggle led to her ultimately dying in her shed.
‘There was still blood everywhere,’ Pitney told FOX 26, adding that the boy was known to his mom and used to help her with gardening chores.
The teen who lives just a couple of doors down fled the crime scene with his victim’s phone before deputies arrived. The boy was soon apprehended.
During police questioning, the teen told detectives that he wanted to see what it felt like to stab someone, sources told ABC 13.
The teen’s attorney, Jon Stephenson, described the teen as a ‘good kid,’ from a ‘good family.’
Adding, ‘We only have preliminary reports and a petition has yet to be filed by the State. We look forward to seeing the evidence they actually have.
Victim’s family rocked by senseless killing
‘We are working hard to figure out what really happened.’
The ‘brutal murder’ led to shocked neighbors, ‘demanding answers,’ ABC13 reported.
He is currently being held at the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center.
Magnuson was a school bus driver and an avid marathon runner.
She was described as a loving mother by her eldest son.
‘My mom is the most beautiful person, both inside and out. Anyone that knows her will tell you the same thin,’ Pitney said in a tribute post.
‘My goal in life was to buy my mom her dream home and never have her work another day in her life.
‘My mom is the best mom ever and if you had the pleasure to ever meet her or call her your friend then you know what I mean. She’s an angel and always has been.’
The tragedy is the second to hit Pitney’s family, after they lost his brother Gage to suicide.
Pitney and his other brother Zach have since set up a fundraiser to help with funeral costs.
‘My mom, my best friend, my rock, my everything-was found brutally murdered in the backyard of her own home while she was gardening,’ Pitney wrote.
‘She left behind her two sons, her beloved dog, Mickey, and SO many other friends and people that loved her.’
The GoFundMe has currently raised $4,657 toward its $25,000 goal.
