Stepdad guilty of sexually assaulting, impregnating and brutally murdering teen with developmental disabilities gets sentenced to life in prison
A Texas man who was accused of raping and impregnating his stepdaughter pleaded guilty to murdering her at the 137th District Court. In a last-minute plea deal, 42-year-old James Holland pleaded guilty to capital murder in connection with the February 2016 death of 18-year-old Holli Jeffcoat and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
According to the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Holli — said to be developmentally disabled and with the mental age of a six or seven-year-old —was found dead by a family member at a home in the 2900 block of County Road on February 10, 2016. The 18-year-old, who was 12-weeks pregnant at the time, was found to have suffered multiple stab wounds, had her throat slashed, and her womb removed. The house had been burned, possibly so the killer could cover his tracks.