Microchipped labradoodle that stayed at scene of owner’s murder was key to finding killer

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Kansas man will spend the rest of his life in prison for shooting his cousin and burning her remains – all because he left her faithful labradoodle Titan alive and well with her; the dog had a microchip that led back to the victim and to the killer’s arrest.

Derek Joseph Daigneault, 29, learned his fate on Thursday in the death of Mandy Rose Reynolds, 26, prosecutors said in a press release. Daigneault’s sentencing was marked by drama when the defendant yelled at the victim’s brother and was escorted out, and a fight broke out between members of Daigneault’s family and Reynolds’ family, local CBS and Telemundo affiliate KWTX reported.

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Microchipped labradoodle that stayed at scene of owner’s murder was key to finding killer