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Matthew Pahl, 57, was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse in connection with the death of Stephanie Pavlons

Prosecutors argued that Pahl killed Pavlons, his long-time girlfriend, after she decided to break up with him in 2022

His sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 11

A Wisconsin man was found guilty on Tuesday, Nov. 4 of killing his girlfriend and hiding her body in the woods.

Matthew Pahl, 57, was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse in connection with the death of Stephanie Pavlons.

“Justice has been served in the tragic and senseless murder of Stephanie Pavlons,” Waukesha County District Attorney Lesli Boese said in a statement to PEOPLE. “The jury’s swift verdict, reached in just over an hour, ref

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