Jury finds Thomas McDowell guilty of murdering, kidnapping 4-year-old girl

ABC Columbia Staff,

 

Mcdowell Thomas Eric

Thomas McDowell
Courtesy: Lexington County Detention Center

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– A Lexington County jury has found Thomas Eric McDowell guilty in the kidnapping and killing of 4-year-old Jessica Gutierrez in June 1986.

Monday morning at the Lexington County Courthouse, jury members were selected behind closed doors from a pool of around 120 people for the trial set to begin at 9 a.m. on Tuesday morning.

On June 5th, 1986, young Jessica was abducted from her home while she slept next to her sister, Rebecca.

Jessica Gutierrez

Man accused of abducting 4-year-old Jessica Gutierrez is found guilty by a Lexington County jury on Thursday, Feb. 8.

Photo: Lexington County Sheriff's Department

 

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