Jury finds Robert Arnette guilty in wife's murder

URBANA – Robert Arnette was convicted today of killing his estranged wife, Naomi, and burying her body in the woods south of Sadorus to hide the murder.

The jury of seven men and five women found the 39-year-old Arnette guilty of the charges of murder and concealment of a homicidal death. Judge Thomas Difanis set sentencing for Nov. 3. He faces 20 to 60 years in prison on the murder charge.

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