UPDATE: Guilty verdict in gruesome 2014 Lexington murder

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) – A jury has returned a guilty verdict for Paris Charles on charges of murder and abuse of a corpse.

Charles was accused of killing and dismembering Goldia Massey nearly two years ago.

Massey’s son reported her missing in October 2014. Authorities say her arm was found along the Kentucky River in Henry County that month. Her torso was found along the river in Jessamine County that December.

Prosecutor Rewa Zakharia told jurors police found box cutters, saws and saw blades in Charles’ home during a search.

He was arrested in February 2015.

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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com

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