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Defense attorneys Jon Scott, left, and Rachel Forde stand beside William Talbott II as the jury is dismissed, Friday, June 28, 2019, at the Snohomish County Court in Everett, Talbott was found guilty Friday in the 1987 killings of a young Canadian couple. Jurors deliberated for more than 2 days before reaching their verdict in the trial that hinged on 32-year-old DNA evidence and genealogical technology. (Kevin Clark/The Herald via AP)

Conviction comes after DNA, family tree crack 1987 killings

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Jury weighs case of young Canadian couple killed in 1987

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FILE - In this April 11, 2018, file photo, Snohomish County Cold Case Detective Jim Scharf, right, shares details of the unsolved case of the 1987 double homicide of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg, during a press conference in Everett, Wash. William Earl Talbott II charged in the slayings of the young Canadian couple is facing trial in Washington state this week. (Ian Terry/The Herald via AP, File)

Trial begins in case of young Canadian couple killed in 1987

By GENE JOHNSON - Associated Press

Police stand over David Sweat after he was shot and captured near the Canadian border Sunday, June 28, 2015, in Constable, N.Y. Sweat is the second of two convicted murderers who staged a brazen escape three weeks ago from a maximum-security prison in northern New York. His capture came two days after his escape partner, Richard Matt, was shot and killed by authorities. (AP Photo)

Mario Cuomo: David Sweat, captured N.Y. convict, ‘critical but stable’

By Michael Balsamo - Associated Press