EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — A murder trial out of Evansville has come to a close.

Thursday, a jury found Jaron Wells guilty of murder in the 2023 killing of his mother.

Wells was arrested in 2023 after a man taking a walk called police after discovering the victim's body inside an abandoned home on Harriet Street.

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Man charged with murder after body found in abandoned Evansville home, police say

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Wells is now scheduled for sentencing on Sept. 16.

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