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Microchipped dog helped Texas police identify woman's killer — her cousin

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Derek Daigneault , 29 , has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his cousin Mandy Rose Reynolds .

The body of Reynolds was found burning in a storage container in a field in McLennan County , Texas on April 5, 2023 .

Police found a white dog which barked frantically and refused to leave the scene or be captured.

The next morning , a citizen reported seeing the dog sitting in the same spot it had been.

Officials took custody of the dog, which they later learned was named Titan , and were able to identify it as having belonged to Reynolds .

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