Fort Worth man sentenced to life in prison for 2025 murder

The Brief

  • 48-year-old Steven Black was found guilty of murder by a Tarrant County jury and sentenced to life in prison.
  • Prosecutors say on July 9, 2025, Black threw 50-year-old Susan Watkins to the ground on South Jennings Avenue and repeatedly stomped on her head.
  • Black also threw rocks at Watkins’ head and left her body in a dumpster. She later died at the hospital.

FORT WORTH, Texas A Tarrant County man will spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury convicted him of a 2025 murder in Fort Worth.

What we know:

A Tarrant County jury found 48-year-old Steven Black guilty of the July 2025 murder of 50-year-ols Susan Watkins.

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