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Newspaper Stories

6 charged in death of mentally impaired man; police say broken ornament led to fatal beating, by Ruth Rendon, Houston Chronicle, Aug. 28, 1998

Inquiry grows as beating-death case takes odd twist; suspect was featured in bogus wedding ad, by Ronnie Crocker and Kevin Moran, Houston Chronicle, Aug. 29, 1998

A Lonely Mans Betrayal and Death, by Matthew Mosk, Bergen (N.J.) Record, Aug. 30, 1998

Suspect's life packed with eccentricities; Sue Basso, held in killing, has left a long, strange trail, by Ronnie Crocker and Ruth Rendon, Houston Chronicle, Sept. 6, 1998

Slaying possibly tied to insurance victims policy paid off extra if he died from violent crime, by Ruth Rendon, Houston Chronicle, Sept. 17, 1998

Prosecutors weigh death penalty in savage beating case, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, Dec. 10, 1998

Prosecutor tells of torture, false lure of love, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, April 16, 1999

Defendant tries to blame mother for his role in man's death, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, April 20, 1999

Mother, son tried to downplay their roles in torture, killing, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, May 6, 1999

Mother, son sentenced for murder; jury delivers long terms in torture-slaying case, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, May 11, 1999

Suspect in fatal torture case puts most of blame on others, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, May 15, 1999

Dispatcher says slaying suspect wasn't remorseful when confessing, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, June 9, 1999

Witnesses in Basso murder trial say victim refused offers of help, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, Aug. 19, 1999

Basso admitted role in beatings, jury told, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, Aug. 20, 1999

Victim's handwritten plea for help read to jury in Basso murder trial, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, Aug. 25, 1999

Convicted murderer abuses her kids, preys on weak, jurors told, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, Aug. 31, 1999

Basso weeps at hearing death sentence; daughter cries tears of joy over punishment in mother's plot to kill, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, Sept. 2, 1999

Cowboy Boots, a Scarf, and a Fatal Attraction: Cliffside Park Mans Killer Sentenced to Death, by Seamus McGraw, Bergen (N.J.) Record, Sept. 3, 1999

Childhood of Indignities: Basso's daughter tells of abuse by her mother, by Steve Brewer, Houston Chronicle, Sept. 5, 1999

Woman pleads guilty, gets 20 years in Musso murder, by Jo Ann Zuniga, Houston Chronicle, Oct. 29, 1999

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