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Updated: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 | Posted: 12:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 24, 2010

Man Found Guilty Of Murdering PSU Student

HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. —

A jury from York County found a Blair County man guilty of the first- and second-degree murder of a Penn State-Altoona student.

Sean Louis Allen, 21, of Hollidaysburg, killed Margo "Maggie" Davis in March 2009. After the verdict was read on Thursday, family and friends of Davis hugged and cried in the hallway of the Blair County Courthouse.

"Justice was served, but it won't bring my sister or her daughter back," said Davis' sister as she left the courthouse.

It has been a long year for the Davis family. When Davis didn't come home last March, they called police.

Prosecutors say Allen lured Davis to his Hollidaysburg home then sexually assaulted her before beating and strangling her.

Allen's attorneys countered that Davis was the aggressor, becoming angry when Allen had no drugs to sell her.

Davis' body was discovered in the trunk of her car when it was impounded from a parking lot a day after she died.

Allen was found not guilty of third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter. Allen's attorneys said they will ask for the verdicts to be dismissed, calling them inconsistent.

Allen is facing life in prison at his Dec. 14 sentencing. Stay with WJACTV.com, WJAC-TV News and WJACTV.com Mobile for continuing coverage.

Previous Stories: September 21, 2010: Attorney: Suspect 'Caused' Altoona Student's Death September 20, 2010: Trial Under Way For Penn State-Altoona Coed's Slaying September 14, 2010: Out-Of-County Jury Picked In PSU-Altoona Slaying April 28, 2010: York Co. Jury To Hear Case Of Slain Penn State Student April 7, 2010: Out-Of-County Jury To Hear Penn State Student Slaying Case March 30, 2010: Judge Admits Controversial Evidence In College Student's Killing March 11, 2010: Man Accused Of Killing Penn State-Altoona Coed Wants Evidence Left Out Of Trial May 22, 2009: Man Pleads Not Guilty To Killing Penn State Student March 5, 2009: Man Arrested In Connection With Penn State Student's Death

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