Derek Daigneault, 29, was sentenced in connection with the grisly murder of his cousin Mandy Rose Reynolds, 26, in April 2023.

Mandy Rose Reynolds, 26, was found "dead beyond recognition" in April 2023. Her dog helped police identify her and her killer Derek Daigneault.

Titan, a white Labradoodle, refused to leave his owner’s side even after she was fatally shot and her body was burned.

A loyal dog that refused to leave his dead owner's side helped solve the case of her murder by allowing detectives to identify her body, prosecutors said.

Spread the loveIn the Texas community of Robinson, a labradoodle, helped to solve the murder of his beloved owner. The woman’s cousin has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, and largely the thanks go to the woman’s loyal dog,

The victim's dog refused to leave her side, allowing authorities to identify her body, which was burned beyond recognition.