Name: Bertha Marie McGill.
Died: June 15, 2018.
Age at death: 68.
Cause of death: Smoke inhalation.
Location: Jasper, Texas, USA.
Disability: Unspecified; wheelchair user.
Details:
Bertha’s grandson set their house on fire with her inside. She died from smoke inhalation days after the fire.
Bertha was a retired kindergarten and elementary school teacher.
Case status:
Cedric Ramon McGill, Jr. (Grandson), pleaded guilty to arson and murder, sentenced to 20-40 years.
Source:
McGill pleads guilty and is sentenced for 2018 house fire that killed his grandmother
McGill pleads guilty and is sentenced for 2018 house fire that killed his grandmother
Jasper man charged with capital murder after grandmother dies following house fire
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Cedric McGill now charged with capital murder in house fire death of grandmother – KJAS.COM: Local News
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