It is a sad story and even more sad since the police had responded to a domestic dispute within a month. Why do we continue to have adults in domestic disputes just cool down and then release them to go into yet another violent event. The cycle continues until one is dead and in this case an innocent child most likely hiding from the violent dispute. There are hundreds more out there, Whites, Blacks and Hispanics. It is a sad story.

I have a really hard time fathoming a parent killing a child, which could possibly be the case here. Estranged husband kills the wife, then sets the house on fire without regard to his child...........or had he already killed her, too. I guess we won't know until the autopsy. @ Superspurs: I agree........but don't let Twister2 read your or my response or we'll be in for a battle because he won't agree with us!!! There IS a reason for the death penalty!!! For those that say it isn't a deterent..............that's probably because too many of those in our society that commit these capital offense crimes don't care about any life, including their own, and there are plenty of reasons for that......which are too numerous to go into here, at this moment.

This is why we have the death penalty in this state.

Truly tragic... God will look after them now, and punish the despicable person that did this.

What a sad story. :-( Details will emerge soon, but if it was indeed a child and the fire was intentionally set, I'm so sorry for this child.