The day was emotional This week, a jury has convicted an California A man is accused of murdering his lover.
Daniel Gunnarsson was found guilty in first degree by the jury less than 24 hours after they returned their verdict. Then, you can murder someone. And mutilating corpses, Court records show.
Gunnarsson (23), allegedly lured Katie Pham to the home of his stepfather and stabbed 10 times in her head with an icepick.
Construction workers discovered the body of Pham (21), on the property. Kern County Sheriff’s Office. The complaint states that the workers reported to deputies Gunnarsson standing next to the dead body, covered with blood. Pham’s clothing had also been removed and she was lying on a mattress pad on the garage’s floor.
Samantha Allen, Deputy District attorney said that Gunnarsson touched Pham’s remains sexually after she died.
As the verdict in the courtroom was announced on Wednesday, the horrific nature of this murder appeared to be weighing heavily on the minds of some of those who sat on the jury.
The Bakersfield Californian According to reports, the jury clerk read out the verdict and three jurors began crying. Those jurors “didn’t look directly at Gunnarsson” during the proceedings, according to the report.
Gunnarsson, according to court records, will be sentenced next on 25 October.
Records show that the California Department of State Hospitals has had him in custody since his arrest. His arrest was in 2021, when he first found to be incompetent.
Gunnarsson’s lawyer claimed that her client had not committed the crime. She told jurors if they felt the need to convict, it would be for voluntary manslaughter.
Gunnarsson was convicted of murder in the first degree by the jury, despite their refusal to listen to this argument.