A guilty verdict was reached in a case involving a woman's disappearance. The case dates back to 2018. Further details about the case are available from FOX 26 Houston. A man has been found guilty of a serious crime related to this disappearance. He has been given a life sentence as a result of the verdict. The case involved a Houston woman named Maria Rodriguez and a man named Erik Arceneaux.
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