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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2 2021 FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM 1 3A FORTWORTH AHaltom City man convicted of killing his twin sister after repeatedly stabbing her in 2019 in their home will be eligible for parole in August 2039, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website onWednes- day. David Conditt was sen- tenced this summer to 40 years in prison for murder in the stabbing death of his twin sister, 58-year-old DenaWright, formerly Dena Conditt, at their Haltom City home in Au- gust 2019. The 60-year-old Conditt is projected to be released in August 2059, according to the website. He is in the J. Middleton prison unit near Abilene.

Authorities did not re- lease a motive for the kill- ing, but friends were told byWright that her brother would often fight with her, as well as not take care of himself or bathe. Conditt came to live with his sister after he was homeless for a bit and she agreed to take him in, friends said. Shortly after the stab- bing, Conditt was arrested in South Carolina by offi- cials with the United States Office Task Force and deputies with the Charleston, South Carolina Office. He was then extradited to Tarrant County. An arrest warrant ob- tained by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in 2019 gave this brief account of the killing: Wright texted a friend one night in August 2019, and asked if she could come over to his house to swim because she was having issues with her brother, David Conditt.

The friend did not re- spond to the text until the next day, but he welcomed her to come over to swim. Wright did not respond. The friend received a tele- phone call from another resident who told him that he saw Conditt and he was driving a red Toyota SUV. That resident found it odd that Conditt was in the vehicle because he knew Conditt did not have a license and never drove. Conditt was seen getting out of the SUV with his bare feet crusted in what appeared to be blood.

Two friends decided to visit Conditt and went to home. Conditt spoke with them, but he would not allow them into the home. Haltom City police were asked to make a welfare check, but no one answer- ed and there were no vehi- cles at home. One of the friends re- ported talking to and see- ing Conditt the day after Haltom City police made a welfare He was wearing the same clothes he had on the day before and his feet were still heav- ily crusted in blood. When the friend asked Conditt if he had cut him- self, Conditt said he had struck his sister, stabbed her and left her in the kitchen.

Conditt told his friend he was going to see his daugh- ter in Oklahoma and he would not be seen any- more. Conditt then drove away car, which was later recovered in South Carolina. Soon after that, Haltom City police returned to the home and discovered body. really struggled with him, but taken care of him, all of his Keli Stallings told the Star- Telegram in 2019. She had been a friend of Wright for years.

just really, really sad. I just be- lieve This report contains in- formation from Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives. Domingo Ramirez 817-390-7763, Haltom City man sentenced in killing of his twin sister BY DOMINGO RAMIREZ JR. Texas Motor Speedway is opening its campground north of Texas 114 in Fort Worth free of charge to Hurricane Ida evacuees. The campground has a nearby restroom and shower facility which will be open to people, and directional signs will be put in place throughout the facility, according to a news release Tuesday.

thoughts and prayers go out to everyone dealing with the devas- tating effects of Hurricane Ida so we want to do what we can to provide a safe space for those affected, whatever we can do to help we said Rob Ramage, Texas Motor Speedway senior vice president and general manager. Speedway Charities-Texas Chapter and the American Red Cross are partnering to help collect monetary and blood donations for hurri- cane victims. Visit their websites to donate. Ida ravaged power grid, leaving all of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other state residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when the electricity would come back on, the Associated Press reported. Some areas outside New Orleans also suffered major flooding and damage to homes and businesses, according to the AP.

Megan Cardona: 817-390-7030 Texas Motor Speedway to take in hurricane victims BY MEGAN CARDONA A 4-year-old boy drowned on Tuesday at a south Fort Worth apart- ment complex swimming pool, authorities said. Jennings was found about 6:15 p.m. in the water at the Polo Club Apartments in the 3300 block of Polo Club Drive South, according to the Tarrant County Medical Office. The boy lived at the complex. Medical personnel attempted to resuscitate the boy.

He was pro- nounced dead at the Cook Medical Center emergency room. Emerson Clarridge: 817-390-7935, 4-year-old drowns in apartment swimming pool BY EMERSON CLARRIDGE.