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Cullman man convicted in 2018 murder of friend, grandmother still awaiting trial

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Cullman man convicted in 2018 murder of friend, grandmother still awaiting trial
An Alabama jury has convicted a man in the gunshot killing of a friend whose 2018 slaying was covered up for weeks before relatives and authorities realized he was dead.News outlets report 23-year-old Andrew Jacob Maresh was convicted of murder Thursday in the death of Daniel Ray Osborn II, of Hartselle. A prosecutor says he will seek the maximum sentence of life imprisonment. Two other people, including Maresh's grandmother, await trial. The body was found buried on her property weeks after the killing. Prosecutors allege the suspects used Osborn's cellphone to mislead relatives, friends and authorities into believing he was still alive.

An Alabama jury has convicted a man in the gunshot killing of a friend whose 2018 slaying was covered up for weeks before relatives and authorities realized he was dead.

News outlets report 23-year-old Andrew Jacob Maresh was convicted of murder Thursday in the death of Daniel Ray Osborn II, of Hartselle. A prosecutor says he will seek the maximum sentence of life imprisonment.

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Two other people, including Maresh's grandmother, await trial. The body was found buried on her property weeks after the killing.

Prosecutors allege the suspects used Osborn's cellphone to mislead relatives, friends and authorities into believing he was still alive.