Truck driver found guilty of murdering woman at Nashville truck stop; suspected in other cases
By APFriday, May 14, 2010
Trucker found guilty in death of Nashville woman
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An Illinois truck driver has been convicted of first degree murder in the June 2007 death of a woman at a Nashville truck stop.
A jury of six men and six women deliberated for about 3 1/2 hours before finding Bruce Mendenhall guilty on Friday.
The 59-year-old has also been charged with killing women in Lebanon, Tenn., Indianapolis and Birmingham, Ala. Authorities said he preyed on prostitutes at truck stops.
Mendenhall faces a mandatory 51 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for June 18.
Earlier this year, Mendenhall was sentenced to 30 years in prison for soliciting the murder of witnesses from jail.
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