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A Colorado jury of eight women and four men deliberated for 12 hours over two days before deciding Monday afternoon that Harold Henthorn, 59, was guilty of murdering his wife three years ago.

Jurors concluded that Henthorn pushed his second wife, Toni, over a ledge during a 12th anniversary hike in Rocky Mountain National Park on September 29, 2012. Toni, 50, a successful Denver ophthalmologist died at the scene after tumbling 128-feet down a steep cliff.

Although Henthorn claimed Toni accidentally fell as she was taking pictures, investigators searched Henthorn s Jeep and found a map with a pink “X” marking the spot where Toni went over the edge.

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Henthorn told different stories about her fall, and tried to get a friend to say that the map was drawn for the friend. Henthorn’s case garnered national attention, with PEOPLE featuring the case on its Dec. 14, 2014 cover.

Other evidence revealed that Hent