Crews convicted in murder trial
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(ABC 6 News) – A Hancock County man was convicted of 2nd-degree murder in his estranged wife’s death Monday, Oct. 14.
At 9:40 a.m., the court filed Roger Laverne Crews Jr.’s verdict.
Over the course of last week, Crews’ trial covered explicit video interviews with the defendant, in which he admitted to hitting 56-year-old Karen Abby Crews in her Woden home.
She was found dead in her home — zip-tied, beaten, lacerated, and strangled.
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Crews’ sentencing had not been scheduled Monday afternoon.