A Texas teenager who was accused of murdering his neighbor in her hot tub allegedly told police he wanted to feel “what it was like to stab someone.”
The 15-year-old, who has not been identified because of his age, is accused of killing Dana Magnuson, 62, at her Hockley home.
He was arrested nine days after Magnuson’s body was discovered in his shed on July 20.
“I’m numb,” said Magnuson’s son, Tyler Pitney. “The way my mother was murdered in cold blood makes me feel in a way I can’t even describe.”
Investigators believe Magnuson was attacked by the teen in the hot tub before the fight moved into her home and eventually into her shed.
A Texas teenager who was charged with murdering his neighbor Dana Magnuson in her hot tub allegedly told police he wanted to feel “what it was like to stab someone.”
“There was still blood everywhere,” Pitney said. FOX 26adding that the boy was known to his mother and used to help her with gardening tasks.
Once arrested, he told detectives he wanted to see what it felt like to stab someone, sources said. ABC 13.
He is currently being held at the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center.
Magnuson was a school bus driver and avid marathon runner.
Her eldest son described her as a loving mother.
“My mother is the most beautiful person, both inside and out. Anyone who knows her will tell you the same,” Pitney said in a tribute post.
Magnuson is pictured with her late son Gage (left) and her eldest son Tyler was found stabbed to death at their home in Hockley, Texas.
Investigators believe Magnuson was attacked by the teen in the hot tub before the fight moved into her home and eventually into her shed.
Magnuson was a school bus driver and avid marathon runner who is remembered as a loving mother and caring friend.
‘My goal in life was to buy my mom the house of her dreams and never have to work again in her life.
“My mom is the best mom in the world and if you’ve had the pleasure of knowing her or calling her a friend, then you know what I mean. She’s an angel and always has been.”
This is the second tragedy to hit the Pitney family, after they lost their brother Gage to suicide.
Pitney and his other brother Zach have since created a Fundraising to help with funeral expenses.
“My mother, my best friend, my rock, my everything, was found brutally murdered in the backyard of her own home while she was doing yard work,” Pitney wrote.
‘She left behind her two children, her beloved dog Mickey and MANY other friends and people who loved her.’
GoFundMe has so far raised $2,642 of its $25,000 goal.