{"id":84109,"date":"2026-06-07T06:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/a-week-before-texas-mom-alyssa-burketts-murder-the-killer-received-a-text-i-hope-you-handle-it\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T06:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T06:26:09","slug":"a-week-before-texas-mom-alyssa-burketts-murder-the-killer-received-a-text-i-hope-you-handle-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/a-week-before-texas-mom-alyssa-burketts-murder-the-killer-received-a-text-i-hope-you-handle-it\/","title":{"rendered":"A week before Texas mom Alyssa Burkett&#8217;s murder, the killer received a text: &#8220;I hope you handle it&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>After <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/alyssa-burkett-texas-andrew-beard-holly-elkins-behind-fatal-stabbing-shooting-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Alyssa Burkett <\/a><\/span>was murdered, detectives quickly learned that the prime suspect was the father of her child, <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/alyssa-burkett-texas-murder-andrew-beard-holly-elkins-48-hours\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Andrew Beard<\/a><\/span>. But as the investigation unfolded, they would find out that Beard wasn&#8217;t the only one involved in the murder plot.<\/p>\n<p>Take a look inside the investigation.<\/p>\n<h2>Oct. 2, 2020 | 9 a.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/1e7a0832-8613-4151-b07e-797023564205\/thumbnail\/620x349\/2827e48418ce8c00df0920cd17a5a3e2\/burkett-car-bullet.jpg#\" alt=\"Alyssa Burkett crime scene \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/1e7a0832-8613-4151-b07e-797023564205\/thumbnail\/620x349\/2827e48418ce8c00df0920cd17a5a3e2\/burkett-car-bullet.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/1e7a0832-8613-4151-b07e-797023564205\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/e0ff0d5cd72bc8b678fd82c926d5440a\/burkett-car-bullet.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">On the morning of Oct. 2, 2020, Alyssa Burkett parked outside the Greentree Apartments leasing office when a man in a black Ford Expedition pulled into the spot next to her. He got out of his SUV and shot Burkett through the driver&#8217;s side window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shortly after 24-year-old Alyssa Burkett pulled into her parking space at work in Carrollton, Texas, a man with a gun shot her in the head through her car window and fled.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/8317a739-188b-4082-8348-ed2ec2e816c8\/thumbnail\/620x414\/ca67c350cc13d54ab7d33d5bcc98af18\/burkett-window-handprint.jpg#\" alt=\"Alyssa Burkett crime scene \" height=\"414\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/8317a739-188b-4082-8348-ed2ec2e816c8\/thumbnail\/620x414\/ca67c350cc13d54ab7d33d5bcc98af18\/burkett-window-handprint.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/8317a739-188b-4082-8348-ed2ec2e816c8\/thumbnail\/1240x828\/dbbbe23cd79788c2482aa6665acefa26\/burkett-window-handprint.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">On a window at the Greentree Apartments leasing office &#8220;there was a blood handprint smear where Alyssa (Burkett) was trying to get anyone to come out and help her,&#8221; said Carrollton Police Sgt. Michael Harding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Burkett survived the gun blast, got out of her car and tried to get help. Her bloody hand left a print on the office window. <\/p>\n<p>The assailant saw Burkett running and chased after her. He stabbed and slashed Alyssa 44 times and left the scene in his black SUV.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/4efef751-fe03-4c5a-960f-5322b0bd8ba8\/thumbnail\/620x349\/55f2a619b292e609319a0f8917afdf55\/burkett-beard-combo.jpg#\" alt=\"burkett-beard-combo.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/4efef751-fe03-4c5a-960f-5322b0bd8ba8\/thumbnail\/620x349\/55f2a619b292e609319a0f8917afdf55\/burkett-beard-combo.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/4efef751-fe03-4c5a-960f-5322b0bd8ba8\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/0cfb153689dc0719ed58388fa7980a4d\/burkett-beard-combo.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Andrew Beard, left, and Alyssa Burkett with their daughter Willow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Lizatte Bowers\/Alyssa Burkett, Facebook<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Burkett&#8217;s mother, Teresa Collard, arrived at the scene, she immediately gave detectives a name: Andrew Beard. Beard was the father of Burkett&#8217;s 1-year-old child, Willow.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Oct. 2, 2020 | 12 p.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/e66567b7-7a60-4b8f-9ff5-0d30e82c4af1\/thumbnail\/620x349\/f9eb74d8c8eee8e90fc8911f019c793e\/burkett-beard-bodycam.jpg#\" alt=\"Andrew Beard police bodycam \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/e66567b7-7a60-4b8f-9ff5-0d30e82c4af1\/thumbnail\/620x349\/f9eb74d8c8eee8e90fc8911f019c793e\/burkett-beard-bodycam.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/e66567b7-7a60-4b8f-9ff5-0d30e82c4af1\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/4ff38a80a59a501db76bc2af582033d4\/burkett-beard-bodycam.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Andrew Beard, right, is seen with an officer in a resized still from police bodycam video during a stop for an alleged traffic violation on the day Alyssa Burkett was killed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hours after the murder, police officers stopped Beard in his white Ford F-150 pickup truck. His fianc\u00e9e, Holly Elkins, and baby Willow were with him. Beard was told he could leave the scene, but he couldn&#8217;t return home. Officers also seized his pickup truck.<\/p>\n<h2>Oct. 2, 2020 | 9 p.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/15415d6c-e34a-4f4b-bb56-715d63c73a40\/thumbnail\/620x349\/720dc1ce096d1610057acb00f86af20d\/burkett-gpstracker.jpg#\" alt=\"Alyssa Burkett evidence \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/15415d6c-e34a-4f4b-bb56-715d63c73a40\/thumbnail\/620x349\/720dc1ce096d1610057acb00f86af20d\/burkett-gpstracker.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/15415d6c-e34a-4f4b-bb56-715d63c73a40\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/381daa2a6cf1f30c6218c039d582a8dc\/burkett-gpstracker.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A tracking device found on Alyssa Burkett&#8217;s car.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later that night, police searched Beard&#8217;s home and found a GPS tracker battery and charging stations that matched a tracking device detectives discovered under Burkett&#8217;s car earlier that day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/54514d9e-b0e3-4eb8-b31d-a90ad90d5bb9\/thumbnail\/620x349\/99a02d87906aab957e49b264d89f3fb2\/burlkett-gun-silencer.jpg#\" alt=\"Alyssa Burkett evidence \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/54514d9e-b0e3-4eb8-b31d-a90ad90d5bb9\/thumbnail\/620x349\/99a02d87906aab957e49b264d89f3fb2\/burlkett-gun-silencer.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/54514d9e-b0e3-4eb8-b31d-a90ad90d5bb9\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/e791f4a571085212c0051a0d18997579\/burlkett-gun-silencer.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The gun silencer found in Andrew Beard&#8217;s home.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Investigators also uncovered what they believed to be an unregistered gun silencer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Oct. 3, 2020 | 12 p.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/19bfcfd8-4851-4ccb-bbc5-7136bc40db7c\/thumbnail\/620x349\/db1d75a89ef5ebe6259a2acb1271961c\/burkett-evidence.jpg#\" alt=\"Alyssa Burkett evidence \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/19bfcfd8-4851-4ccb-bbc5-7136bc40db7c\/thumbnail\/620x349\/db1d75a89ef5ebe6259a2acb1271961c\/burkett-evidence.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/19bfcfd8-4851-4ccb-bbc5-7136bc40db7c\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/76eaade94b7fc4282ce0ee7767753377\/burkett-evidence.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Vials of dark colored makeup and a pair of cut up hiking boots were found during a search of Andrew Beard&#8217;s pickup truck.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The next day, detectives searched Beard&#8217;s white F-150 pickup truck and found a backpack. Inside, they uncovered two bottles of dark brown makeup, and a pair of men&#8217;s hiking boots that had been cut into pieces and were soaking in bleach.<\/p>\n<h2>Oct. 3, 2020<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/61656c6c-8ad1-4784-b021-7615a7742672\/thumbnail\/620x349\/6c2022c52a9229b4efdebc848c8c2d20\/burkett-abandonedsuv.jpg#\" alt=\"burkett-abandonedsuv.jpg \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/61656c6c-8ad1-4784-b021-7615a7742672\/thumbnail\/620x349\/6c2022c52a9229b4efdebc848c8c2d20\/burkett-abandonedsuv.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/61656c6c-8ad1-4784-b021-7615a7742672\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/7d6653f35846c94e64dfb4e9e0b63ae8\/burkett-abandonedsuv.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Police learned Andrew Beard had bought the black SUV specifically to commit the murder.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later that night, police located that black Ford SUV the assailant drove to the scene. It was found abandoned less than a mile from Beard&#8217;s house.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/ec688640-da6b-4fd5-9568-9377fe0d7305\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6d881ef56641c02843681a00dbf871a1\/burkett-beard-evidence.jpg#\" alt=\"Fake beard evidence \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/ec688640-da6b-4fd5-9568-9377fe0d7305\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6d881ef56641c02843681a00dbf871a1\/burkett-beard-evidence.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/ec688640-da6b-4fd5-9568-9377fe0d7305\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/fcd4e4b76f11739bd6182f178eaa2980\/burkett-beard-evidence.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">During a search of Andrew Beard&#8217;s SUV, Carrollton Police found part of his disguise: a fake beard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrolton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When detectives searched the SUV, they found a fake beard smeared with dark brown makeup.<\/p>\n<h2>Oct. 5, 2020<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/99065e2d-16a7-4303-8527-da79c9c31e7c\/thumbnail\/620x348\/a0657446630925e9c2cae8b9ab17a4fb\/burkett-beard-mug.jpg#\" alt=\"Andrew Beard booking photo \" height=\"348\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/99065e2d-16a7-4303-8527-da79c9c31e7c\/thumbnail\/620x348\/a0657446630925e9c2cae8b9ab17a4fb\/burkett-beard-mug.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/99065e2d-16a7-4303-8527-da79c9c31e7c\/thumbnail\/1240x696\/bd65abced5ce7fe51dc1ba844c49cc1a\/burkett-beard-mug.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Three days after Alyssa Burkett was killed, Beard turned himself in to Carrolton, Texas, police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrolton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Beard learned there was a warrant for his arrest, he turned himself in to the Carrollton Police Department. He was charged with murder.<\/p>\n<h2>Oct. 6, 2020<\/h2>\n<p>Beard&#8217;s fianc\u00e9e, Holly Elkins, voluntarily went to speak with detectives at the Carrollton Police Department.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/5830abf0-2541-43d7-a82c-c69963a0fcd6\/thumbnail\/620x349\/41f8a1093b034a4951eab5b0b37f2072\/burkett-elkins-questioning.jpg#\" alt=\"Holly Elkins with detectives \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/5830abf0-2541-43d7-a82c-c69963a0fcd6\/thumbnail\/620x349\/41f8a1093b034a4951eab5b0b37f2072\/burkett-elkins-questioning.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/5830abf0-2541-43d7-a82c-c69963a0fcd6\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/b437b1a6234f0a9096a2f79d8066874d\/burkett-elkins-questioning.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Holly Elkins is interviewed by Carrollton Police detectives Jeremy Chevallier and Michael Harding.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrolton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the interview, Elkins told investigators that Beard was at home with her on the morning of the murder. She also described herself as a &#8220;stage 5 clinger girlfriend,&#8221; and said she would have known if Beard left the house that morning.<\/p>\n<h2>Oct. 6, 2020 | 1:30 p.m.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/92e3b805-bfd5-4322-a66e-cd30264e736d\/thumbnail\/620x413\/46e5be6eb8a5bf94a40d86f61462fd9f\/burkett-elkinsinternet.jpg#\" alt=\"Holly Elkins' internet searches \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/92e3b805-bfd5-4322-a66e-cd30264e736d\/thumbnail\/620x413\/46e5be6eb8a5bf94a40d86f61462fd9f\/burkett-elkinsinternet.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/92e3b805-bfd5-4322-a66e-cd30264e736d\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/e2dd074d2467bd87f77b7fb7b45d46c2\/burkett-elkinsinternet.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Some of Holly Elkins&#8217; internet searches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After her interview, investigators said Elkins made the following internet searches: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Can I not be brought to court if I have a psychiatrist note?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;vulnerable patients going to court&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;contact psychiatrist in Dallas&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Can I not be subpoenaed to jail if I have a mental issue?&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Oct. 29, 2020<\/h2>\n<p>Beard spent two weeks behind bars before he was released on bond. Carrollton Police Det. Jeremy Chevallier said he was worried about baby Willow&#8217;s safety, so he reached out to the federal government to take the case under federal firearm laws.<\/p>\n<p>Because detectives found an unregistered silencer during the search of Beard&#8217;s home, the federal government agreed to take the case. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/405fa6f5-6548-4f89-bda8-42686cb0ca9f\/thumbnail\/620x827\/7c4df271d8b7807b274bfc216ab4cad9\/burkett-beardmug2.jpg#\" alt=\"Andrew Burkett arrest \" height=\"827\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/405fa6f5-6548-4f89-bda8-42686cb0ca9f\/thumbnail\/620x827\/7c4df271d8b7807b274bfc216ab4cad9\/burkett-beardmug2.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/405fa6f5-6548-4f89-bda8-42686cb0ca9f\/thumbnail\/1240x1654\/d45c9c7a9b177c987fd7bb74b4c24c4c\/burkett-beardmug2.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Andrew Beard was rearrested and charged with cyberstalking using a dangerous weapon resulting in death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eight days after he bonded out, Beard was rearrested and ultimately charged with cyberstalking using a dangerous weapon resulting in death.<\/p>\n<h2>July 15, 2022<\/h2>\n<p>In June 2022, Beard pleaded guilty to cyberstalking and using a dangerous weapon resulting in death. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/484dacbb-b660-4d17-bf94-a2c576473e34\/thumbnail\/620x349\/de929eddfda5e2345a6c633d09f0f1dd\/burkett-beard-fbi.jpg#\" alt=\"Andrew Beard with FBI agents \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/484dacbb-b660-4d17-bf94-a2c576473e34\/thumbnail\/620x349\/de929eddfda5e2345a6c633d09f0f1dd\/burkett-beard-fbi.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/484dacbb-b660-4d17-bf94-a2c576473e34\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/4909d88de03c8030d266c518250f8e3b\/burkett-beard-fbi.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A year and nine months after Alyssa Burkett was killed, Andrew Beard spoke to the FBI as part of a plea deal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                FBI<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One month later, he spoke to the FBI as part of a plea deal. And he had a lot to say about Elkins&#8217; involvement in Burkett&#8217;s murder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;\u2026It was\u2026&#8217;this is how you&#8217;re gonna do this,&#8217; it was, &#8216;\u2026 you&#8217;re gonna wear this dark makeup \u2026&#8217; That was her plan\u2026that&#8217;s how it&#8217;s gonna be done,&#8221; Beard told the FBI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>May 24, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Beard was sentenced to 43 years in federal prison.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>June 21, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>After speaking with Beard, the FBI spent about a year building a case against Elkins. <\/p>\n<p>Investigators found internet searches and a Walgreens receipt that connected her to the crime. \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/b1a62962-2aa0-4b37-96eb-e0a6cbba1fe7\/thumbnail\/620x985\/a03779d336ff53c64a490335e4e5892a\/burkett-elkins-texts.jpg#\" alt=\"Holly Elkins texts \" height=\"985\" width=\"620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/b1a62962-2aa0-4b37-96eb-e0a6cbba1fe7\/thumbnail\/620x985\/a03779d336ff53c64a490335e4e5892a\/burkett-elkins-texts.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/b1a62962-2aa0-4b37-96eb-e0a6cbba1fe7\/thumbnail\/1240x1970\/4dda178e6a53e8dfce8a6110b6418fca\/burkett-elkins-texts.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Text messages between Holly Elkins and Andrew Beard.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Carrollton Police Department<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They also dug into text messages between Elkins and Beard. In a text sent to Beard one week before Burkett&#8217;s murder, Elkins wrote, &#8220;I hope you handle it I&#8217;m not coming home to b**s***&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Elkins was indicted on three charges: conspiracy to stalk, stalking using a dangerous weapon resulting in serious bodily injury and death and brandishing a firearm in relation to a crime of violence.<\/p>\n<h2>July 6, 2023<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/e673bfad-f508-4387-b42d-b9f032289aaa\/thumbnail\/620x349\/fc1768e379d908e1f0f08883db848be6\/burkett-elkins-mug.jpg#\" alt=\"Holly Elkins booking photo \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/e673bfad-f508-4387-b42d-b9f032289aaa\/thumbnail\/620x349\/fc1768e379d908e1f0f08883db848be6\/burkett-elkins-mug.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/e673bfad-f508-4387-b42d-b9f032289aaa\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/ff8b7472da85e8bd19e959f6da6e8af3\/burkett-elkins-mug.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Holly Elkins was arrested by federal agents almost three years after Alyssa Burkett&#8217;s death.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Johnson County Sheriff&#8217;s Office<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elkins was arrested at the Miami airport by federal agents after returning from a trip to the Dominican Republic.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>April 9 \u2013 16, 2024<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/33f4b3f4-2ae9-48e5-96ff-cb7628b8d72d\/thumbnail\/620x349\/1a2a5227422addb3c7abc8ed118fd1b1\/burkett-beard-elkins-willow3.jpg#\" alt=\"Andrew Beard, Holly Elkins and Willow \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/33f4b3f4-2ae9-48e5-96ff-cb7628b8d72d\/thumbnail\/620x349\/1a2a5227422addb3c7abc8ed118fd1b1\/burkett-beard-elkins-willow3.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/33f4b3f4-2ae9-48e5-96ff-cb7628b8d72d\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/1cadcdad26b373f63d4a52969df08231\/burkett-beard-elkins-willow3.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Andrew Beard and Holly Elkins with Willow, the daughter Beard shared with Alyssa Burkett.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Lizette Bowers<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Elkins&#8217; trial began at the federal courthouse in downtown Dallas. After six days, the case went to the jury.<\/p>\n<h2>April 17, 2024<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/ff71e87d-cd18-408a-8373-d0c497064ba7\/thumbnail\/620x349\/4bffed9790ff5bf13832827dc22a6149\/burkett-elkins-holly.jpg#\" alt=\"Holly Elkins \" height=\"349\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/ff71e87d-cd18-408a-8373-d0c497064ba7\/thumbnail\/620x349\/4bffed9790ff5bf13832827dc22a6149\/burkett-elkins-holly.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2024\/11\/16\/ff71e87d-cd18-408a-8373-d0c497064ba7\/thumbnail\/1240x698\/0de4df91ea6cc4fac3d3a737bb6884e5\/burkett-elkins-holly.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Holly Elkins<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Stephen Green<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The jury deliberated for about an hour-and-a-half before they found Elkins guilty on all counts. 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