A Texas man accepted a plea deal on Friday for abducting and killing an 11-year-old girl last year. KPRC reported that Don McDougal was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to two counts of capital murder for Audrii Cunningham’s slaying.

Don Steven McDougal, charged with the capital murder of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, has accepted a plea deal resulting in a life sentence without parole.

Don Steven McDougal pleaded guilty to capital murder as part of a plea agreement in the death of Audrii Cunningham.

Don Steven McDougal, the man charged with capital murder in the death of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham, pleaded guilty on Friday in exchange for a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The Texas man accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham has confessed to kidnapping and killing the girl, and accepted a plea deal.

The Polk County District Attorney’s Office said that Don Steven McDougal has pleaded guilty to the Feb. 2024 kidnapping and murder of 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham. Visit this article to learn more: KETK/FOX51 News covers East Texas,

McDougal was indicted in April 2024 on two counts of capital murder. He is accused of killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham. Her body was found in February in the Trinity River after a five-day long search after she was reported missing.

The man who murdered 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham and tied a rock to her body to make it sink in the Trinity River is going to prison for the rest of his life

Don Steven McDougal was sentenced to life for killing 11-year-old Audrii Cunningham last year. He accepted a plea deal that allowed him to avoid the death penalty.