Norwood Trial: Setting the Scene of the Crime

Testimony began Tuesday in long-awaited murder trial

"...case against Mark Norwood for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker. The trial’s 12 jurors saw nine witnesses: three..."

Sept. 14, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Norwood Trial: Verdict – Guilty

Mark Norwood sentenced to life for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker

"...guilty this afternoon for the January 1988 murder of Debra Baker. Twelve jurors reached their decision after just under..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Alleged Morton Killer Indicted for Unsolved Austin Murder

Norwood charged with 1988 murder of Debra Baker

"...Nearly 25 years after Debra Baker was found bludgeoned to death in her Austin..."

Nov. 9, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Norwood Trial: Breaking Down the DNA

Accused killer’s ex-wife takes the stand

"...the opportunity to learn about the known details of Debra Baker’s death were they briefed on a series of..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Norwood Trial: Morton Murder at Stake Monday

Judge to determine whether or not to allow testimony of second killing

"...in Mark Norwood’s trial for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker should come Monday morning. Prior to the jury’s..."

Sept. 19, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Norwood Trial: Retracing the Morton Murder

Testimony admitted, attorneys begin deliberations on second killing

"...Mark Norwood’s trial for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker should last at least two and a half..."

Sept. 20, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Williamson County Injustice

Morton attorneys call for court of inquiry

"...been linked through DNA to the 1988 murder of Debra Masters Baker, who, like Christine Morton, was bludgeoned to..."

Dec. 21, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Morton Prosecutor Wrote the Book on Crime

Judge Ken Anderson as a prosecutor leapt to judgment on Morton

"...at least one other murder, that of Austin mother Debra Masters Baker, who was killed in her home a..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Mark Norwood Returns to Court

Accused killer in 1988 murder now three weeks from second trial

"...against him for the 1988 North Austin murder of Debra Baker...."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Norwood Found Guilty

Case closes on 1988 murder of Debra Baker

"...on Friday afternoon for the January 1988 murder of Debra Baker. Twelve jurors reached their decision after just 90..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Norwood Proceedings Slated for Monday Start

Accused killer in 1988 murder of Debra Baker prepares for second trial

"...The 62-year-old has been charged for the killing of Debra Baker, a 34-year-old mother who was found bludgeoned to..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Investigation Discovery Show "Guilty Until Proven Innocent" Rips Holes in the Michael Morton Case

Linklater and AFS host first look at the investigative doc

"...was found guilty of the strikingly similar murder of Debra Baker, killed 16 months after Christine Morton. The Baker..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Brant Bingamon

"This Is a Statement of Hard Facts"

Mark A. Norwood's letter from behind bars

"...second trial, this time for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker. The following is a letter Norwood wrote last..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mark Alan Norwood

Top 10 Criminal Justice Stories

The biggest stories from local cops, courts, and criminals

"...was convicted in September for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker and sentenced to life in prison – his..."

Dec. 30, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Norwood Murder Trial Nears Conclusion

Jury expected to head out for deliberation by end of week

"...Norwood's trial for the 1988 North Austin murder of Debra Baker continues this week. 390th District Judge Julie Kocurek..."

Sept. 23, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Headlines

"...for Feb. 9, 2015. Norwood is accused of beating Debra Baker to death at her home in 1988. In..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Feature

Sticking to His Guns on the Wrong Guy

Former sheriff's sergeant doesn't help WilCo's case of justice gone awry

"...evidence from the 1988 bludgeoning death in Austin of Debra Mas­ters Baker – not only a likely victim of..."

Nov. 25, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

18th Anniversary of Mother's Murder

"...Dear Editor, My mother, Debra Baker, was murdered Jan. 13, 1988. As we grow..."

June 28, 2005 Postmarks

What Did Happen to Ruth Bettis?

1982 slaying remains unsolved

"...against Mark Alan Norwood for the 1988 murder of Debra Baker...."

Oct. 27, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

On Evidence, Pt. 2

Sept. 29, 2016 Postmarks

Headlines

"...Travis Co. district court to the 1988 murder of Debra Baker. Police in William­son County, where Morton was murdered,..."

Jan. 17, 2014 News Feature

Headlines

"...to that case and the 1988 murder of Austinite Debra Baker. Baker's case has not yet been tried..."

March 29, 2013 News Feature

Liberty and Justice

Michael Morton tells Al Reinert his story of wrongful conviction and 25 years behind bars

"...the 1988 murder of another young mother in Austin: Debra Baker, also found bludgeoned in her bedroom...."

March 8, 2013 Screens Feature by Jordan Smith

The 19th Anniversary of a Murder

"...I've yet to be healed. My mother's name was Debra Baker. She was brutally murdered while she was home..."

Jan. 15, 2007 Postmarks

On Evidence

Sept. 20, 2016 Postmarks

Headlines

"...murder of Christine Morton, now stands accused of killing Debra Baker in her North Austin home in 1988. See..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Feature

Death Watch: Questions of Competence

Hatten ends appeals; advocates push to amend state DNA testing law

"...who was also later charged for the murder of Debra Baker...."

Oct. 9, 2014 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

Former DA Anderson Pleads Guilty to Withholding Evidence in Morton Case

Will do a turn in jail and surrender his law license

"...two decades too late for another family, that of Debra Baker, who was also murdered in her bedroom, in..."

Nov. 8, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Honky-Tonk Heaven

13 things to love about the Broken Spoke

"...as much museum as honky-tonk and restaurant. Here’s a baker's dozen of its more charming aspects...."

Aug. 2, 2013 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Warrant Issued for Former WilCo DA

Judge finds evidence he hid favorable evidence from defense

"...Norwood has also been implicated in the murder of Debra Baker in Austin less than two years after Christine..."

April 19, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

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