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William Kennedy

Verdict reached for Minneapolis woman found sitting in middle of highway in grim discovery made in backseat of her wrecked car

A Minnesota jury has delivered its verdict in a case that shocked the state. According to Minnesota Public Radio (MPR), a jury declared Margot Lewis guilty of two counts of second-degree murder for the killing of 35-year-old Liara Tsai. Police discovered Tsai’s body in the backseat of a wrecked car. At the same time, Lewis was found sitting in a lawn chair in the highway median.

The Lewis case began on the morning of June 22, 2024, when law enforcement and bystanders responded to a crash on Interstate 90 near Eyota, Minnesota, in Olmsted County. At that time, investigators discovered Lewis, 33, the driver, sitting in a folding lawn chair placed in the median of the roadway, reportedly provided by a bystander.

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