VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A jury has found a man in Virginia Beach guilty in the 2020 murder of Cynthia Capps, 63.

Hagen Lawrence Roberts , 40, was found guilty on Wednesday of first-degree murder and stabbing in the commission of a felony following a three-day jury trial.

The Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney's office proved that on Oct. 8, 2020, Virginia Beach police were called to the 1200 block of Green Cedar Lane in Virginia Beach after Capps' husband reported that he was unable to find his wife after taking a shower. The husband told authorities he had found a single drop of blood on the kitchen floor, which prompted him to call police.

When authorities arrived, Capps' husband told them that they had rented a room in their home to Roberts. Police attempted to enter Roberts' room

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