A jury found Rafiq Thompson, 40, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder for killing Tamara Cornelius and their unborn child.
Rafiq Thompson was found guilty Wednesday of murdering his ex-girlfriend and their unborn child in King of Prussia, and will now face another trial to decide whether he will receive the death penalty.
Steele showed the jury the many texts and calls throughout the day before the two met at a Cheesecake Factory at the King of Prussia mall and showed the jury surveillance footage of the shooting. The footage, Steelesaid, shows Thompson yelling at Cornelius while hiding a stolen Glock G19 handgun in his right handbefore raising the gun and shooting her.After she stumbled to get away, Cornelius tumbled to the ground in agony and Thompson stood over her.
“In my 30 years of doing this, this was the most straightforward irrefutable evidence that i have had in a murder case. And the jury found him guilty of first-degree murder of the victim, Tamara Cornelius, and their unborn child, “ he said. “We’re all still kind of shaken up about it even though it happened over a year ago,” Dunlap added. “It’s like a wound that will never completely heal. We’re just trying to take it one day at a time and get better and help each other and knowing that we’re getting justice for her is a really big step in that process.”If a death sentence is handed down, it is unlikely Thompson will be put to death.and has said he will refuse to sign any death warrants.
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