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| William Taylor: Wife and lover guilty of farmer's murder | William Taylor: Wife and lover guilty of farmer's murder |
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| The estranged wife of a wealthy farmer has been found guilty of murdering him. | The estranged wife of a wealthy farmer has been found guilty of murdering him. |
| Angela Taylor and her partner Paul Cannon shared "a venomous hatred" for William Taylor as he would not divorce her, St Albans Crown Court heard. | |
| The 69-year-old's skeletal remains were found waist-deep in mud by a passing fisherman near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in February, eight months after he was reported missing. | The 69-year-old's skeletal remains were found waist-deep in mud by a passing fisherman near Hitchin, Hertfordshire, in February, eight months after he was reported missing. |
| Taylor and Cannon were both convicted of murder and arson. | Taylor and Cannon were both convicted of murder and arson. |
| The pair will be sentenced on Friday and Judge Michael Kay QC told them: "There is only once sentence that can be passed and it will be a life sentence." | |
| Gwyn Griffiths, 60, a colleague of Mr Cannon, was cleared of conspiracy to murder. | Gwyn Griffiths, 60, a colleague of Mr Cannon, was cleared of conspiracy to murder. |
| Mr Taylor was reported missing by his lodger on 4 June 2018. Several days before he went missing his Land Rover was found burned out. | |
| Taylor and Cannon fantasised about killing Mr Taylor, who was known as Bill, in explicit messages sent to each other on WhatsApp, their trial heard. | |
| Messages read in court spoke about "the best way" to kill the farmer and hurt his family. They included references to pickaxes, chainsaws and barbed wire. | |
| Various scenarios were discussed in the messages and Taylor described them as "a turn-on". | |
| On the night Mr Taylor disappeared, Cannon sent a message which said: "Just watching Kill Bill 2 lol." | |
| Mr Cannon told police officers: "Messages between Angela and me related to no more than fantasy and banter of an extreme nature." | |
| Angela Taylor said she had sent the messages "out of frustration" as Mr Taylor was "getting on her nerves". |