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Rockdale woman sentenced to 50 years after pleading guilty to 2017 murder

Candice Jones, 32, pleaded guilty to her part in murdering Emily Hacker, who went missing in January 2017. Three others were also charged with murder in the case.

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MILAM COUNTY, Texas — A Rockdale woman who pleaded guilty to her part in a 2017 murder was sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday.

Candice Nicole Jones, 32, pleaded guilty in April for her part in the murder of Emily Hacker, who was 34 years old when her body was found in 2017.

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Three other people, Edward Berry, John Wayne Stewart and Ashley Wesson Zawadzke, were charged with capitol murder for her death. Berry also pleaded guilty to the charges.

Hacker was reported missing Jan. 19, 2017 before her body was found in a shallow grave in Burleson County.

Prosecutors said they were seeking a 50-year sentence for Berry as well.

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