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A Texas jury sentenced Valerian "Will" O'Steen, 28, to death on Monday, Sept. 22

He was convicted of murdering Marissa Grimes

Her body was found in the crawlspace of his Forth Worth home

A Texas man was sentenced to death on Monday, Sept. 22, for the murder of a 26-year-old mother of two, prosecutors said.

A jury recommended death for Valerian "Will" O'Steen, 28, in connection with the 2022 killing of Marissa Grimes.

According to the Tarrant County District Attorney’s office, Grimes went missing in February 2022. Her body was later discovered in the crawl space of O'Steen's rental home in Fort Worth.

“There was one person with the motive, opportunity, and the desire to kill Marissa Grimes,” prosecutor Allenna Bangs said in a Sept. 22 press release.

Prosecutors said O'S

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