Jury convicts man for killing Kirkland neighbors

Published 12:35 pm Monday, April 12, 2010

SEATTLE — A jury in Seattle has convicted a man of aggravated murder for killing four of his neighbors and burning their Kirkland home.

Conner Schierman now could face the death penalty in the second phase of the trial.

He was convicted today of killing Olga Milkin, her sister and two children in 2006 in Kirkland.

The case went to the King County Superior Court jury on Friday.