A 22-year-old man in Michigan who was arrested with the body of a 64-year-old woman in the bed of the stolen pickup truck he was driving may spend the remainder of his days behind bars for strangling the victim to death with her own shoelace.

Following a two-week trial, a jury in Macomb County on Tuesday found Stephen Lee Freeman guilty of a spate of felonies, including counts of first-degree murder and felony murder, in the 2022 slaying of Gabriele Seitz, authorities announced.

In addition to murder, jurors also convicted Freeman on counts of first-degree home invasion, second-degree criminal sexual conduct, concealing the death of an individual, and receiving or concealing stolen property.

"Today's verdict delivers justice for the victim and her family. This young man's actions were b

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