User:Phoenixtc/Samantha Nance

Samantha Nance: April 7, 1989 (Italy, TX)- September 11, 2009 (Dallas, TX)

Samantha Nance was a 20-year-old Italy, Texas woman studied animation at the Art Institute of Dallas. A school spokeswoman said she was on scholarship, something she received after winning a poster design contest while in high school.

Students and friends have been leaving messages on a board at the school for Nance’s family. Many said they were saddened by the loss and others said they are now concerned about their safety.

Police said Samantha Nance’s boyfriend's roommate, Daniel Williams, found her body in their apartment in Lake Highlands on Friday September 11, 2009. She had been stabbed multiple times.

Police said they are still investigating the case. They are looking for several people who they want to question, but have not yet made any arrests.

Part I:

resource: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/Art_Institute_Student_Found_D#

part II (aired on September 19, 2009):

Dallas police have released new details in the murder investigation of a local college student who was killed last week. We now know what police uncovered inside the Samantha Nance's boyfriend's apartment just hours after her body was found. FOX 4's Natalie Solis had the story.

link: http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpp/news/New_Details_in_Art_Student_Mu

Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/091509dnmetstudentdeath.180cb686b.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-artstudent_19met.ART0.State.Edition1.4ba5888.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/crime/stories/DN-artschool_05met.ART.Central.Edition1.4b4919d.html http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/localnews/columnists/jfloyd/stories/DN-floyd_11met.ART0.State.Edition2.4b5db91.html

CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/09/16/texas.art.student.slain/index.html?iref=allsearch

(UPDATE): On November 2011, A Dallas County jury has found Daniel Willyam guilty of murder in the 2009 slaying of his roommate’s girlfriend. The jury took a short break after delivering its verdict and will now decide Willyam’s sentence. He faces up to life in prison for stabbing Art Institute of Dallas student Samantha “Shelley” Nance 42 times in a fit of jealousy.

http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/2011/11/closing-arguments-begin-in-tri.html/

In 2013, the story of her life and death was featured on On The Case With Paula Zahn on ID (Investigation Discovery): http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/on-the-case-with-paula-zahn/videos/on-the-case-behind-the-scenes-murdered-in-bizarre-love-triangle.htm

.....It was also featured on Fatal Encounters on ID.