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Oct 9, 2026
Becca MoorePANELIST
That's October 16th.
Becca MoorePANELIST
She served seven years of a 10-year sentence for the murder of Botham Jean.
Becca MoorePANELIST
She was off duty, still in uniform when she walked into Jean's apartment and shot him while he was eating ice cream on the couch.
Becca MoorePANELIST
Geiger in the trial claimed that she was tired after her shift, mistook him for an intruder in her home, which she lived about one floor above him in a shared apartment complex.
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District leaders said they welcome student feedback and that several student recommendations have already led to changes this year.
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In courts news, Amber Guy-Guerre, the former city police officer convicted of murder for killing Botham Jean, is scheduled to be released from prison October 16th, according to Texas Department of Criminal Justice records.
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Geiger will have served seven years of a ten-year sentence for killing Jean, an unarmed black man, inside his Cedars apartment.
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She said she mistook Jean's apartment for her own and believed he was a burglar.
Heather McKinneyHOST
A tragic case of deadly inattention, and an innocent life lost as the result.
Heather McKinneyHOST
This week's episode is The Murder of Botham Jean, Parts One and Two.
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A bump in the night.
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Your heart fills with dread.
Heather McKinneyHOST
Hey, y'all.
Heather McKinneyHOST
Today we are revisiting one of the most powerful, highly requested, and deeply impactful topics that we have covered from our archive.
Heather McKinneyHOST
It's our two-part coverage on the tragic murder of Botham Jean, and the subsequent trial of his killer, Amber Guyger.
Heather McKinneyHOST
When these episodes originally aired, uh, they're episodes 70 and 71, so some early day Sinisterhood episodes.
Wayne CabotCORRESPONDENT
Wayne Cabot, ABC News.
Dave PackerHOST
After serving seven years in prison, former Dallas police officer Amber Geiger has been granted parole from prison after she was convicted of murdering Botham Jean back in his apartment in 2018.
Dave PackerHOST
She was originally sentenced to 10 years for his death.
Dave PackerHOST
Dave Packer, ABC News.
Amber PeytonCORRESPONDENT
Governor Lee has since paused executions in the state for the rest of the year.
Amber PeytonCORRESPONDENT
Former Dallas, Texas, police officer Amber Guyger has been released on parole after serving seven years for the 2018 murder of 26-year-old Botham Jean.
Amber PeytonCORRESPONDENT
Guyger, who is white, shot the unarmed Black man after entering the wrong apartment.
Amber PeytonCORRESPONDENT
A civil jury later ordered her to pay Jean's family nearly $100 million.
Ron CorningHOST
Um, we wanna begin here with the very latest on the Amber Guyger case.
Ron CorningHOST
It was seven years ago today that former Dallas police officer, Amber Guyger, was sentenced to a decade in prison for the murder of Botham Jean in his apartment.
Miranda SuarezHOST
Guyger entered Jean's apartment on the fourth floor after being on duty.
Miranda SuarezHOST
She said she thought it was her third floor apartment.
Lee MerrittGUEST
Sure thing.
Lee MerrittGUEST
Thank you for having me.
Ron CorningHOST
You said in a written statement that Botham Jean's family is, is disappointed.
Ron CorningHOST
Can you share more with us?