Jury Finds Alex Ewing Guilty In 1984 Murder Of Patricia Smith

(CBS4) - A Colorado jury has found Alex Ewing guilty of the gruesome murder of Patricia Smith of Lakewood nearly 40 years ago. The verdict was handed down after 4 hours of deliberations.

Alex Christopher Ewing (credit: CBS)

Smith was murdered with a hammer in January 1984 and DNA evidence was found matching Ewing.

Patricia Louise Smith (credit: CBS)

In August of last year, a judge sentenced Ewing to three life sentences after he was found guilty in the 1984 murders of three people in Aurora. The jury found Ewing guilty on Aug. 6 of killing three members of the Bennett family with a hammer on Jan. 15, 1984.

(credit: Bennett family)

This was Ewing's second trial for the death of Smith. The first in October of last year was declared a mistrial after a judge granted a competency check.

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