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| Man guilty of teenager's murder | Man guilty of teenager's murder |
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| A married man has been found guilty of murdering his missing teenage lover after she started a relationship with his older brother. | A married man has been found guilty of murdering his missing teenage lover after she started a relationship with his older brother. |
| Jenny Nicholl, 19, disappeared from her home in Richmond, North Yorkshire, in June 2005. Despite a huge police search, her body has never been found. | Jenny Nicholl, 19, disappeared from her home in Richmond, North Yorkshire, in June 2005. Despite a huge police search, her body has never been found. |
| David Hodgson, 48, of Olav Road, Richmond, was found guilty of murder after a trial at Teesside Crown Court. | David Hodgson, 48, of Olav Road, Richmond, was found guilty of murder after a trial at Teesside Crown Court. |
| He claimed Jenny had moved away and had contacted him since her disappearance. | He claimed Jenny had moved away and had contacted him since her disappearance. |
| A jury took 10 hours to find the former fence erector guilty. | |
| 'Possessive jealousy' | |
| Hodgson, who will be sentenced on Wednesday, was remanded in custody. | |
| During the trial, the prosecution alleged he killed Jenny on the evening she disappeared, June 30, and then hid her body. | |
| Some of her personal possessions, including a portable stereo, teddy bear and beauty products, were later recovered from a wooded area, which was known to Hodgson. | |
| James Goss, QC, prosecuting, said Hodgson's motivation for killing the teenager was "possessive jealousy" and that he told "many lies" to cover his tracks. | |
| In the weeks before her disappearance, Jenny became friends with Robert Hodgson - although he was unaware that David Hodgson, his younger brother, had a long-standing relationship with her. | |
| Jenny worked in the local Co-op store in Richmond and was well-known on the pub scene in the town because she played guitar in a band. |