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Alamogordo Daily Digest Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Ty McDuffey

28 Apr 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

When a family murder case breaks open like this—with one suspect flipping to testify against another—it usually means the DA's got enough to move forward, and someone in that family decided the math had changed. Cassandra Douglas taking a plea deal to turn state's evidence against Kane Mayes is the kind of thing that reshapes a case and a community's understanding of what happened that night. Bent's a small place. Everybody knew these people. The courts will do their work now, but for a while yet, folks around here will be sorting through what it means when a family implodes in front of the whole county.

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Bent triple murder suspect Cassandra Douglas takes plea deal, will testify against stepbrother Kane Mayes

Cassandra Douglas, one of two stepsiblings accused in a triple homicide in Bent last year, has accepted a plea deal and agreed to testify against her co-defendant stepbrother Kane Mayes. Douglas pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to the deaths of three family members.

Here are the latest sports scores around Otero County

The Tularosa Wildcats baseball team rallied past Texico with a three-run sixth inning on April 24, powered by key hits from Cameron Holguin and Kasen Estrada. The victory marked an important win for the local squad in Otero County play.

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