Crime & Safety
Charges Dropped in 1985 South Austin Murder Case
A judge has just dropped the charges against Dennis Davis.
Charges were dropped against Dennis Davis in the 1985 death of Natalie Antonetti, the Austin American-Statesman reported Thursday.
A state appeals court overturned his conviction and Dennis was awaiting a second trial in Travis County court when the charges were thrown out.
Davis is a former Austin recording studio owner accused of killing Antonetti, who was found beaten on the couch at her South Austin apartment on Oct. 13, 1985. Davis was also suspected in two other similar murders in the 1980s -- the deaths of Debra Baker in and Christine Morton in Austin.
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