OCHILTREE COUNTY, Texas — A Panhandle man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of a 4-year-old girl and setting a house fire in an attempt to hide the crime.
Humberto Martinez pleaded guilty to capital murder on March 4 for the killing of 4-year-old Hope Raley. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
The case began in 2022 when the Perryton Fire Department responded to a house fire in Ochiltree County. While extinguishing the fire, firefighters discovered the child inside the home…