A Saline County doctor accused of killing his estranged wife and burning her body has been found guilty of first-degree murder.
Brian Burns was arrested in 2016 after authorities say he killed his wife for financial gain.
Prosecutors claim burns was facing a big financial hit if his wife filed a separate tax return during their divorce.
But Burns claimed he watched her take her own life and burned her body due to panic.
Burns is already serving a 20 year prison sentence for trying to arrange the kidnapping of Saline County State’s Attorney Mike Henshaw.
He’ll be sentenced in connection with today’s conviction on Feb. 11.
