Paris Bennett was a thirteen year old from Texas who would murder his four year old sister in order to punish his mother
According to court documents Paris Bennett was upset with his mother over her on and off again drug use so decided the best way to make her suffer was for her to lose both of her children.
On February 4, 2007, Paris Bennett and his four year old sister Ella Bennett were being watched by a babysitter as their mother Charity Bennett had to work late. Paris was able to convince the babysitter that their mother was coming home early and that the babysitter was free to leave
Once the babysitter was gone from the home Paris would go to Ella Bennett bedroom and would sexually assault the four year old girl who he would then stab over a dozen times.
Following the murder Paris Bennett would call a school friend and right after would call 911 telling the operator that his four year old sister had turned into a demon and he had to kill her. The operator told Paris to perform CPR and the thirteen year old killer would pretend to do so.
Officers would arrive at the home and Paris Bennett was taken into custody
Before his trial was to begin Paris would make a deal with prosecutors that would see the sexual assault charge drop and he would plead guilty to Capital murder. Due to his age at the time of the murder Paris would be sentenced to forty years in prison
Paris Bennett Current Information
SID Number: 07898441
TDCJ Number: 01804782
Name: BENNETT,PARIS LEE
Race: W
Gender: M
Age: 32
Maximum Sentence Date: 2047-02-04
Current Facility: FERGUSON
Projected Release Date: 2047-02-04
Parole Eligibility Date: 2027-02-05
Inmate Visitation Eligible: YES
Paris Bennett Case
An Abilene teen who admitted to murdering his 4-year-old sister will serve the remainder of his 40-year sentence in an adult prison.
A hearing was held at the Taylor County Courthouse this week to make the determination.
In August 2007, Paris Lee Bennett, who was 13 at the time, admitted to stabbing his sister, Ella Lee Bennett, in February of that year. Bennett is now 18 years old.
He was sentenced to 40 years in state custody and has been held in a Texas Juvenile Justice Department facility in Giddings, Texas. Bennett will turn 19 in October and the juvenile facility cannot hold offenders past that age.
Bennett began his transfer hearing Tuesday to determine whether he would be moved from the juvenile facility to a prison under the Texas Department of Corrections.
Judge Robert Harper ordered a closed hearing due to psychological testimony given about Bennett. Wednesday afternoon, Harper ruled Bennett will serve out the rest of his sentence in prison.
Bennett will be eligible for parole after serving half of his time. Since he has been in state custody since February 2007, Bennett has built up credit for the time served in the juvenile system.
Assistant District Attorney Harriett Haag said she is pleased with the ruling.
“I’m glad it’s over. It was a tragedy. It was a terrible loss of a beautiful little girl and a destruction of a family,” she said. “It’s a true tragedy and I’m glad my part of it is over with,” Haag said.
