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Coverage dated October 7, 2026

Former Dallas officer Amber Guyger to be released from prison next week

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Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who was convicted of murdering a man in his apartment, will be released from prison next week. Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate records now indicate that Guyger is scheduled to be released from the Christina Melton Crain Unit in Gatesville, T…

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Amber Guyger to be released on Friday, Oct. 16, 8 years after murder of Botham Jean (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    Fired Dallas police Officer Amber Guyger watched as the prosecution laid out its case on Sept. 26, 2019.(Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)

  2. FOX 4 Dallas

    Former Dallas officer Amber Guyger to be released from prison next week (opens FOX 4 Dallas)

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    Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police officer who was convicted of murdering a man in his apartment, will be released from prison next week. Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate records now indicate that Guyger is scheduled to be released from the Christina Melton Crain Unit in Gatesville, T…

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