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A verdict was reached on Friday in the historic torture killing trial at Westchester County Courthouse in White Plains.
After over two days of deliberations, jurors found Kenya Tilford guilty of every charge that she faced in this historic trial.
The New Rochelle woman was accused of torturing her girlfriend, Concetta Morton, for months, then killing her in 2023.
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She was also accused of concealing Morton's body in a storage bin in her apartment and sexually abusing two other people.
Tilford had no reaction as the verdict was read.
However, family and friends of Morton immediately started to cry as they heard the word "guilty" said over and over again.
Sentencing was scheduled for April 23.
District Attorney officials said they will seek the maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.
This was a historic case, and now win, for this district attorney's office as it's the first time that they've prosecuted a torture murder charge.
News 12's Jade Nash will have reaction to verdict at 5p.m.