North Texas man gets 40 years in prison, pleaded guilty to stabbing ex-girlfriend 13 times

A 54-year-old man was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney Phil Sorrells said in a social media post on Friday.

Samuel Wilson slashed his ex-girlfriend, 51-year-old Sabrina Freeman, to death last year. She was stabbed 13 times, according to Sorrells.

Police found Freeman’s body on June 18, 2022, in her Grand Prairie apartment when they responded to a welfare check.

Freeman attended Sam Houston High School in Arlington, earned a business degree from ITT Tech and worked for GM Financial for more than 20 years, according to her obituary.

“She was a marvelous woman with the biggest heart,” her family wrote in her obituary. “Sabrina gave freely, and always helped those in need. She did this without question or judgment. She was the true definition of an Earth Angel.”

Assistant District Attorneys Megan Bradshaw and William Knight prosecuted the case.

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