MARIETTA — Matthew Lanz of Acworth was convicted Thursday of murdering his neighbors, a Cherokee County firefighter and his wife.
Cobb Superior Judge Sonja Brown found Lanz, 26, guilty of fatally shooting Cherokee firefighter Justin Hicks and his wife Amber, both 31, in their home on the night of Nov. 17, 2021.
The verdict comes three days after the fourth anniversary of the killings…