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Body Found in Case of Slain Pregnant Woman Feb 22, 4:21 PM (ET) By ANGELA K. BROWN FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - An ex-boyfriend was arrested and charged with murder in the disappearance of a pregnant woman and her 7-year-old son, officials said Tuesday. A police official initially said the bodies of bagel shop owner Lisa Underwood and her son, Jayden, who had been missing since Saturday, were found Tuesday. But he later backtracked and said only one body was found. Stephen Dale Barbee, 37, of Fort Worth, was arrested Monday night in Tyler, and Fort Worth police were bringing...

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) -- A man was arrested and charged yesterday with murdering his pregnant ex-girlfriend and her 7-year-old son, who disappeared from their home over the weekend. Hours after the arrest, authorities found two bodies matching the description of bagel shop owner Lisa Underwood and her son, Jayden, authorities said. Stephen Dale Barbee, 37, admitted arguing with Miss Underwood over leaving his wife, according to court papers. Mr. Barbee reportedly said he suffocated Miss Underwood, then did the same to the boy after he interrupted the attack.

FORT WORTH -- The bodies of a missing seven-months pregnant woman and her 7-year-old son were found Tuesday morning off Farm Road 407 in Justin, just hours after police arrested a Fort Worth man charged with capital murder in their disappearance. It was not immediately disclosed how Lisa Underwood, 34, and her son, Jayden, were killed. Stephen Barbee, 37, who previously had been romatically involved with Underwood, was taken into custody in Tyler and held initially with bail set at $2 million. He was later released to Fort Worth police and transported back to Tarrant County. Police on Monday found...

FORT WORTH, Texas - The ex-boyfriend of a missing pregnant woman has been arrested and charged with capital murder in the case of the woman and her 7-year-old son, whose bodies were found Tuesday, police said. Bagel shop owner Lisa Underwood, seven months pregnant, and her son, Jayden, were reported missing after she failed to show up at her baby shower Saturday. A pool of blood was found in her home. Fort Worth police Lt. Gene Jones said Tuesday that the bodies were found and that police would provide more details that afternoon at a news conference in Denton, about...

Just heard on WBAP that they have cancelled the Amber Alert for Lisa and Jayden Underwood. Since they arrested a suspect earlier and charged him with capital murder, this can only be sad news.