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Three suspects arrested for death of cabbie who was stabbed, burned
08:17 PM CDT on Saturday, July 4, 2009
Three people in Denton County have been arrested for the murder of a taxi driver.
Noah Robert Whitehead, William Kirk Stephens and Mariesha Lynne Ohlfs are all charged with capital murder.
All are being held on $250,000 bond.
On Friday, investigators released surveillance pictures of two men they believe hired the cab near the Greyhound bus station in Dallas.
The driver's body was later found stabbed and burned in rural Denton County.
The man had several stab wounds to his chest and his throat had been cut, according to the Denton County Sheriff's Office.
The man was not wearing a shirt and had identification, but a blue van marked as a Freedom taxi cab was found nearby.
One suspect was caught on video buying beer at a convenience store near the scene. He was wearing dark green or camouflage pants, a black t-shirt and a black baseball cap with a "B" on the front.
According to the taxi company records, the driver picked up two men near the Dallas bus station who asked to be taken to Wichita Falls.
Investigators discovered a large amount of blood in the front and rear seats of the cab. Investigators contacted the cab company and learned that the driver of the found cab he had been missing since about 7:45 p.m. The cab driver's daughter had been trying to call him on his cell phone, but got no answer.
No money was found in the cab or on the victim, so investigators believe robbery may have been the motive.
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