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Jury Convicts Man of First-Degree Murder for Killing Ex-Girlfriend Minutes After She Posted About Him Online, HCAO Says

Prosecutors said a protection order and prior threats showed a pattern of domestic abuse before the killing.

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A jury convicted David Wright, 51, of first-degree murder on Wednesday for killing his ex-girlfriend Mariah Samuels in Minneapolis minutes after she wrote on Facebook that he threatened her family and damaged her car.

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Jury convicts man of first-degree murder for killing ex-girlfriend minutes after she posted about him online, HCAO says

A jury convicted David Wright, 51, of first-degree murder on Wednesday for killing his ex-girlfriend Mariah Samuels in Minneapolis minutes after she wrote on Facebook that he threatened her family and damaged her car.

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While on the stand, man admits to shooting and killing ex-girlfriend

During his trial Tuesday in Hennepin County, David Wright took the stand and admitted to shooting and killing Mariah Samuels last September.

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KARE broke the news in Minneapolis, United States on Tuesday, April 14, 2026.
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