LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A jury on Monday found Luke Truesdell guilty of three courts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder.

Luke Truesdell faced four first degree murder charges in the deaths of Romondus Cooper, Keonna Ryan, Amanda Parker, and Brent Brown.

In the death of Romondus Cooper, the jury found Truesdell guilty of second-degree murder.

Watch the live verdict recording on YouTube

Investigators say Truesdell used a metal pipe to beat all four victims to death inside a detached garage on East Otter Road, Cooper, Ryan, and Parker died at the scene. Brown died at a hospital.

Truesdell will spend the rest of his life in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for February 27 at 1:30 p.m.

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