Getaway Driver Gets 14 Years in Prison for Colleyville Housekeeper's Killing

A Houston man was sentenced to 14 years in prison Monday for his role in the 2014 killing of an elderly housekeeper in Colleyville.Authorities say Bernard Joseph Gorman and his father, Gerard, stalked 72-year-old Anita Fox for several days before killing her in hopes of collecting proceeds from a $1 million life insurance policy that Fox didn't know existed.Gerard Gorman, who died of natural causes before authorities could question him, was suspected of stabbing Fox inside a Colleyville home where she worked as a housekeeper. Bernard Gorman, the getaway driver, pleaded guilty last month to a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. He was sentenced Monday morning, court records show.The conspiracy to commit murder charge carries a prison sentence between 2 and 20 years. Gorman, 28, got 14 years as part of his plea deal.  Continue reading...

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