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Mom sentenced after killing her children’s father at daycare while kids were in car seats
Summary by The Odessa Editorial Desk · Based on reporting from CBS7 / KOSA-TV News (firstalert7.com)
· July 21, 2026
· 2 min read
STARKE, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - A woman was sentenced after killing the father of her children at a daycare in Florida, according to authorities. Mindy Osteen, 34, pleaded to second-degree murder and other felony charges in connection with the July 2025 killing of Christopher Travis Jones. She ...
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Key takeaway Mindy Osteen, 34, pleaded to second-degree murder and other felony charges in connection with the July 2025 killing of Christopher Travis Jones.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 21, 2026 ·
Source: CBS7 / KOSA-TV News (firstalert7.com) ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? STARKE, Fla. ( WCJB /Gray News) - A woman was sentenced after killing the father of her children at a daycare in Florida, according to authorities. Mindy Osteen, 34, pleaded to second-degree murder and other felony charges in connection with the July 2025 killing of Christopher Travis Jones. She ...
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