5/11/2012
The jury in the Rafferty murder trial has found Michael Rafferty guilty of abduction, rape, and 1st degree murder of 8-year-old Tori Stafford.
Jurors delivered the verdict only a day after deliberations began. The conviction gives Rafferty an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for 25 years.
Rafferty pleaded not guilty, leading to a 10-week trial which revealed gruesome details of the girl's death.
Teri-Lynne McLintic has already been convicted of the girl's murder.
Sentencing for Stafford will be Tuesday. That's when Stafford's family and friends will deliver their victim impact statements.
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