An Iowa woman has been convicted of murder for killing her ex-partner in Minneapolis last year.

A jury found Margot Lewis , 33, guilty of two counts of second-degree murder on Monday, according to court records.

The victim, 35-year-old Liara Tsai, was found dead in the backseat of Lewis' car after a crash on Interstate 90, just southeast of Rochester, Minnesota, on June 22, 2024. A criminal complaint said Tsai was "wrapped in bedding, a mattress, and covered with a tarp."

Tsai's dog was also found at the scene, and the animal's microchip led authorities to her Minneapolis residence. Police "encountered a bloody scene" there, according to the complaint.

The medical examiner's office later determined Tsai's cause of death was from a "gaping puncture wound" to her neck, and not fr

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