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Man found guilty in killing of his pregnant stepsister

Posted at 10:46 PM, Jul 01, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-01 23:39:34-04

SULLIVAN, Ind. - A man was found guilty Friday on two counts of murder in connection to the death of his 20-year-old pregnant stepsister.

Johnus Luke Orr, 32, of Sullivan, strangled Tiffanie Adams to death, who was eight-months pregnant at the time. The baby did not survive.

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Adams had disappeared after being last seen walking to her mother’s home and she was reported missing in November of 2014.

A farmer found her remains in a cornfield northeast of Sullivan 7 weeks after she went missing.

Police said Adams had to be identified by dental records due to the condition of her remains.

A sentencing date was not yet set.