‘Seven Deadly Sins’ killings suspect found guilty of capital murder
A Morgan County jury Wednesday found Frederic Rogers guilty of three counts of capital murder.
According to WHNT, the jury deliberated about four hours over two days.
Rogers was convicted of capital murder involving the killing of two or more people, murder during a second degree burglary and capital murder during arson.
The jury found Rogers not guilty of a robbery charge.
Rogers, 26, of Woodville, was arrested in 2020, charged with capital murder in the June 4, 2020 killings in a house on Talucah Road in Valhermoso Springs in eastern Morgan County.
According to testimony, Rogers, 26, and John Michael Legg, 23, shot and killed four men and three women: Jeramy Roberts, 31, of Athens; James Wayne Benford, 22, of Decatur; William Zane Hodgin, 18, of Somerville; Roger Lee Jones Jr., 20, of Decatur; Tammy England Muzzey, 45; Emily Brooke Payne, 21; and Dakota Green, 17, of Valhermoso Springs.
Authorities said Rogers and Legg started the Seven Deadly Sins motorcycle club, and two of their victims were members.
Authorities found about 60 spent bullet casings in the house, and a witness said all of the victims died of “multiple gunshot wounds.” A small dog was also fatally shot.