Following 12 weeks of trial, Todd Howley has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Paul Maasland.
The 53-year-old Oakville resident had originally pleaded not guilty back in January.
According to The Toronto Star, Maasland’s body was discovered at a boat launch on Spencer Lake in Bracebridge on August 30th, 2010.
The news organization reported that Howley was arrested by the FBI in Georgia on May 10, 2011.
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Sentencing is expected to take place on Tuesday, at the Bracebridge Court House.
A first-degree murder charge comes with a mandatory life sentence, which is 25 years.