{"id":308347,"date":"2024-03-10T11:29:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T16:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=308347"},"modified":"2024-11-04T16:21:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T22:21:22","slug":"man-murdered-girlfriend-pregnant-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/man-murdered-girlfriend-pregnant-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"He threw her a gender reveal party for their twins. Then he murdered her."},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>A Texas man has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/man-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-after-being-found-guilty-in-the-death-of-his-girlfriend-pregnant-with-twins\/3480318\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">found guilty<\/a> of murdering his girlfriend, who was pregnant with twin boys. Shockingly, just one month earlier, he had thrown her a gender reveal party.<\/p>\n<p>In May of 2020, Maurice Kelso Smith threw a &#8220;joyful&#8221; party for Darionne Burley, who was carrying Smith&#8217;s twin boys, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/man-hosted-gender-reveal-party-pregnant-girlfriend-killed-her-next-month-8605240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PEOPLE<\/a>. Yet within weeks, Smith was reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/texas\/news\/forth-worth-man-life-sentence-in-murder-of-pregnant-girlfriend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">using drugs<\/a> and assaulted Burley. &#8220;In June 2020, Darionne&#8217;s friends and family were concerned for her safety and it turns out their concerns were valid,&#8221; Assistant District Attorney Kate Hinojosa said at the trial. &#8220;Because at the end of the month she would be dead at the hands of this Defendant.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A capital murder conviction. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yh6eLy6QBX\">pic.twitter.com\/yh6eLy6QBX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tarrant County CDA (@TarrantCountyDA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TarrantCountyDA\/status\/1764776915959779727?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>On June 29th, Smith illegally purchased a gun. He and Burley were seen at a Waffle House in Fort Worth, and within an hour of being seen there, Smith shot Burley in the head. Burley and her baby boys died.<\/p>\n<p>Just weeks before she died, Burley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02jFtDRiX4yvWCo4ywRVrwM5oFzJAmBZrmsVcWxebyQN9GrW7CAEnP2DbYAhuCg5U6l&amp;id=100014115404076&amp;__cft__[0]=AZVp_JkUxepwevUGLK-ul6qjmaY7dnH6_ClkPi95uLI2nqWOAGmj1iN7z8vH4zgOlrF1xjB6bD0Ok3RmAiyGk7JEFVmH7B86Vmr-bhovlPzu8vbyOy9MGVE6v-mntdvWTLcVTxrZibu2Vh_T8px6gfYC&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote on Facebook<\/a> that she was dedicated to building the best life possible for her babies. &#8220;Having two boys on the way I look at my entire life differently,&#8221; she wrote, adding,&#8221;[I don&#8217;t care] who said what, or who did what&#8230;. I\u2019m so focused on being a better me for my two that I can\u2019t even entertain the distractions! MY BABIES NEED THEY MAMA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After murdering Burley, Smith tried to escape by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/woman-pregnant-with-twins-found-dead-after-mansfield-carjacking\/2399788\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carjacking a vehicle<\/a> at gunpoint. The carjacking victim said Smith had left another car in a parking lot, which police found; inside that car was Burley&#8217;s body. Police also found a wallet with a sonogram picture of the twin boys. At Smith&#8217;s home, they found him trying to clean the stolen car and get rid of evidence. Police also found bloody clothes and the gun used to murder Burley.<\/p>\n<p>Smith then tried to again escape the consequences for his actions by faking a drug overdose while in police custody. While in the hospital, he was caught trying to pick the lock on his handcuffs.<\/p>\n<p>After being found guilty, Smith was sentenced to life in prison, though he is appealing the verdict. Burley&#8217;s family addressed Smith in court, saying there were &#8220;no winners&#8221; in the situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Editor\u2019s Note: If you are a victim of domestic violence, please visit <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/thehotline.org\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>thehotline.org<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> or call 1-800-799-SAFE.<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/actnow.io\/ARQQhk1\"><b><i>The DOJ put a pro-life grandmother in jail for protesting the killing of preborn children. Please take 30-seconds to TELL CONGRESS: STOP THE DOJ FROM TARGETING PRO-LIFE AMERICANS.<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Texas man has been found guilty of murdering his girlfriend, who was pregnant with twin boys. Shockingly, just one month earlier, he had thrown her a gender reveal party. In May of 2020, Maurice Kelso Smith threw a &#8220;joyful&#8221; party for Darionne Burley, who was carrying Smith&#8217;s twin boys, according to PEOPLE. 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