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Texas Man Arrested for Girlfriend's Murder, Body Missing

3/30/2026

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A Texas man, Christopher Charles Sanders, 53, is in custody for allegedly murdering his girlfriend Molly Richards, 31, in late November 2025.
Investigators believe Molly Richards was killed around November 25, 2025, with her body not yet recovered.
After her father reported Molly Richards missing, police traced her car to Deadwood, South Dakota.
Evidence includes personal items found at Sanders' property and blood-stained bedding that support investigators' suspicion of the disposal of Richards' body near his Oklahoma property.
Sanders remains in the Denton County Jail without bail.

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Story summary

A Texas man, Christopher Charles Sanders, 53, is in custody for allegedly murdering his girlfriend Molly Richards, 31, in late November 2025.
Investigators believe Molly Richards was killed around November 25, 2025, with her body not yet recovered.
After her father reported Molly Richards missing, police traced her car to Deadwood, South Dakota.
Evidence includes personal items found at Sanders' property and blood-stained bedding that support investigators' suspicion of the disposal of Richards' body near his Oklahoma property.
Sanders remains in the Denton County Jail without bail.