TARRANT COUNTY, Texas (TCN) — A 48-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years in connection with the 2025 death of a woman he beat to death with a rock and left in a dumpster.
On July 9, 2025, Steven Black killed 50-year-old Susan Watkins by throwing her to the ground, stomping on her head with his foot, and beating her face multiple times with a piece of asphalt, Law & Crime reports. He then left her body in a dumpster. Watkins died in the hospital five days after she was beaten, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported at the time.
Police said Black was on parole at the time of Watkins’ death, according to Audacy…