Brian L. Rooney, a Vermont construction worker, is convicted of raping and murdering 21-year-old college student Michelle Gardner-Quinn in 2006.Yahoo! News: Man gets life in killing of Vt. college student (October 17, 2008) Evidence presented against Rooney included a security video showing Gardner-Quinn asking to use his cellphone, as well as a DNA analysis of sperm found inside the victim's body.Yahoo! News: Man gets life in killing of Vt. college student (October 17, 2008) Rooney, who maintains his innocence, was sentenced to life in prison on October 17, 2008.Yahoo! News: Man gets life in killing of Vt. college student (October 17, 2008)
