Verdict reached in N.H. home invasion trial

Steven Spader, 19, was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder for the killing of Kimberly Cates, 42, of Mont Vernon, N.H. A jury found Spader guilty on all six counts brought against him in connection with the attack, a brutal 2009 home invasion that also resulted in the maiming of Cates's daughter, Jaimie, who was 11 at the time. Spader faces life without parole. Read on to look at the case of the Mont Vernon, N.H., attacks.
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Steven Spader, 19, was found guilty Tuesday of first-degree murder for the killing of Kimberly Cates, 42, of Mont Vernon, N.H. A jury found Spader guilty on all six counts brought against him in connection with the attack, a brutal 2009 home invasion that also resulted in the maiming of Cates's daughter, Jaimie, who was 11 at the time. Spader faces life without parole.

Read on to look at the case of the Mont Vernon, N.H., attacks.