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Friends, family say emotional goodbyes to slain 10-year-old

The father took one look at his slain daughter in the casket, then started crying uncontrollably before staggering out of the funeral parlor and into the bright light outside, where he started heaving heavily – stopping just short of throwing up in a nearby bush.

Child slaying, slashing suspect has history of violence

Small towns have a way of turning people into legends, and Brenda Stokes certainly fits the bill in Moss Point, Miss. Stokes was indicted in 1994 on aggravated assault charges by a Mississippi county grand jury.