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Coverage dated November 8, 2026 to November 10, 2026

'She was a gem': Friend remembers wife of top Dallas County investigator now charged with her murder

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A friend of Teresa Spurger said she always lovingly talked about her husband Jimmy Spurger Jr., the chief investigator for the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office now accused of murdering her. Jimmy Harold Spurger Jr.

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  1. FOX 4 Dallas

    Dallas County Public Defender's chief investigator arrested and charged with wife's murder (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    Dallas County Public Defender chief investigator Jimmy Spurger Jr. was arrested and charged with murder after his wife was found fatally stabbed inside their apartment.

  2. Fox News

    Dallas public defender’s chief investigator charged with wife’s murder after bloody apartment discovery (opens Fox News)

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    Jimmy Spurger Jr., a Dallas County capital murder investigator, is accused of stabbing his wife Maria just days after filing divorce papers.

  3. NBC News

    Lead investigator for Dallas County Public Defender’s Office charged in stabbing death of his wife (opens NBC News)

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    Jimmy Spurger, who spent years investigating capital murder cases, remained in custody as of Monday.

  4. FOX 4 Dallas

    'She was a gem': Friend remembers wife of top Dallas County investigator now charged with her murder (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    FOX 4 Dallas's feed description

    A friend of Teresa Spurger said she always lovingly talked about her husband Jimmy Spurger Jr., the chief investigator for the Dallas County Public Defender’s Office now accused of murdering her. Jimmy Harold Spurger Jr.