Blom is guilty

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Donald Blom is guilty of first degree murder in the killing of Katie Poirier. The jury in the case returned the verdict this afternoon, after debating for a little more than ten hours. Blom now faces an automatic sentence of life without parole: Minnesota Public Radio's Stephanie Hemphill was in the court room in Virginia this afternoon and joins us on the line. Stephanie: describe the scene in the courtroom as the verdict was read. What was Blom's reaction? What happened then? Members of the Poirier family talked with reporters immediately after the verdict. What did they say?

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