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Jury convicts Roalson in Sawyer Co. murder trial

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Sawyer County (WDIO/WIRT) - A jury deliberated for two hours before convicting a man of murder in a case authorities once called a "thrill killing" with "satanic overtones."  

Christopher Roalson, 30, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of 93-year-old Irena Roszak. Prosecutors said Roalson and a teenage accomplice, Austin Davis, broke into Roszak's Radisson home in 2009. Authorities say she was stabbed 15 times.  

Closing arguments in Roalson's trial were presented Friday morning and the case went to the jury at 11 a.m.  The trial has been underway since Monday.  

Davis, 18, pleaded guilty to second-degree intentional homicide and is due to be re-sentenced next month. He testified as a prosecution witness at Roalson's trial.  

The trial was overseen by an out-of-county judge and heard by an out-of-county jury due to publicity surrounding the case.

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