NEKOOSA — When Samantha Roberts smiled, everyone around her smiled. That's what her grandfather, Alan Roberts, said of his granddaughter. She had a sense of humor, too. Every so often ...

Samantha Roberts was groomed and raped by predatory paedophile Paul Waites in the summer of 2006. Cunning Waites, 33, had ­befriended her by pretending to be 18. The troubled schoolgirl was badly ...

Paul M. Carter, 44, beat Samantha Roberts to death, hitting her in the head more than 10 times, Wood County District Attorney Craig Lambert told jurors during his closing arguments Thursday afternoon.