Kansas Man Guilty for Dead Boy Found Encased in Concrete

Kansas Man Guilty for Dead Boy Found Encased in Concrete
Carlo Brewer wipes away tears after Stephen Bodine was found guilty on all charges Wednesday, Oct. 24,, 2018, in Wichita, Kan., in connection with the murder of his three-year-old son Evan Brewer. Travis Heying/The Wichita Eagle via AP
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WICHITA, Kan.—A Kansas man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the horrific abuse and slaying of a 3-year-old boy whose body was found encased in concrete in the laundry room of his home four months after his death.

Stephen Bodine, 41, of Wichita, was convicted Wednesday in the May 2017 death of Evan Brewer. Bodine was also found guilty of child abuse, aggravated child endangerment and two counts of kidnapping. He will be sentenced December 17.