75-year-old man found guilty of Tallahassee motel murder in decades old cold case

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A man suspected of a 1996 Tallahassee murder was found guilty on Thursday, according to court documents.

A jury found Alan Lefferts,75, guilty of the murder of James Branner, who was found dead at the Prince Murat Motel in July 1996. He was sentenced to life in prison.

That guilty verdict came after just two hours of deliberation…

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