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The business deal ended in two murders. Now the jury has spoken.
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An Ohio jury convicted Andrew Griffin of the murders of Thomas and Angela Strosion.
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The couple were found dead after their home was set on fire.
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Investigators determined that both victims had been shot several times before the fire.
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Prosecutors argued that Griffin was responsible for the murders and intentionally set the fire afterward.
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The trial examined a problematic business relationship, legal evidence and competing explanations for the deaths.
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Defense attorneys contested the prosecution's case, questioning whether investigators had sufficiently established Griffins' responsibility.
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After less than five hours of deliberations, jurors returned verdicts on all five charges, including murder and arson.
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The couple's two dogs and a cat also died in the fire.
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Griffin is now awaiting sentencing, which is scheduled for Dec. 1.
⠀ The verdict brings an important conclusion to the question of who was responsible, although the sentencing proceedings are still before us.
⠀ Watch the jury give its verdict ⠀.