Texas Woman Who Fled to Cambodia Ahead of Trial Found Guilty of Murder in Stabbing of Seattle Woman

Published on December 14, 2023

DALLAS—A Texas woman who cut off her ankle monitor and fled the country while awaiting trial last year was found guilty of murder on Wednesday in the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old Seattle woman. She was sentenced to life in prison. A jury in Dallas convicted Lisa Dykes of murder and tampering with evidence in the 2020 killing of Marisela Botello-Valadez following a seven-day trial. Ms. Dykes, 60, showed no emotion as a judge read the verdict aloud, according to KDFW-TV. A lawyer for Ms. Dykes, Heath Harris, said his client maintains she is innocent and has already filed paperwork to appeal the verdict....

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