Christopher Howard, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the fatal stabbing of his former girlfriend, Terkeisha Boykins. Howard fled Massachusetts after the crime and was later apprehended in Jacksonville, Florida. He was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20 years. Four of Boykins' six daughters delivered victim impact statements, describing her kind and generous spirit.
Four of Terkeisha Boykins' six daughters testified about her kind and generous spirit in court, prosecutors said, sharing parts of their victim impact statementsA man has admitted fatally stabbing his former girlfriend, with whom he shared two daughters, and fleeing Massachusetts, prosecutors said., 40. On Tuesday, weeks before his trial was scheduled to begin, he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.
Four of Boykins' six daughters testified about her kind and generous spirit in court, prosecutors said, sharing parts of their victim impact statements.
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