Derek Joseph Daigneault, 29, of Wichita, Kansas, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for killing his cousin Mandy Rose Reynolds in April 2023. The 26-year-old woman’s body was discovered by police, burning inside a plastic container in a field in Robinson, Texas.

A Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his cousin after a family pet helped identify him as the killer, authorities said. The body of Mandy Rose Reynolds was found burning in a storage container in a field in McLennan County,

The victim's dog refused to leave her side, allowing authorities to identify her body, which was burned beyond recognition.