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Woman kills landlord with vacuum cord..sentenced

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Douglas County jury has convicted an Omaha woman of first-degree murder in the death of her former landlord.

The jury on Tuesday found 29-year-old Monique Lee guilty in the death of 48-year-old Karen Jenkins in October 2010. Lee, who also was convicted of a weapons charge, will be sentenced in November.

Lee was accused of using a vacuum cleaner cord to kill Jenkins. Her body was found near an abandoned house.

Lee’s brother, Gary Lee, was also accused in the crime. He posed as prospective renter. Gary Lee pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in October 2011.

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