Guilty verdict in Iowa killing

COUNCIL BLUFFS -- After more than eight hours of deliberation, a Pottawattamie County jury found a Boone woman guilty of second-degree murder in the death of her husband.

Jessica Hill had been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her husband, Michael “Shane” Hill. Shane Hill was murdered on an Ogden sheep farm while working on May 28, 2007.

The trial was moved from Boone County to Pottawattamie County because of publicity surrounding the killing.

Jessica Hill admitted to having an affair with Daniel Blair, who has been convicted of first-degree murder in the case. Another man, Aron Moss, who was accused of helping in the slaying, was convicted of second-degree murder.

The jury, made up of 8 women and four men, deliberated for three hours Friday before breaking for the weekend, and returned Monday. At 2 p.m. Second District Court Judge Dale Ruigh read the verdict.