NORWICH – After a week-long trial and only a few hours of deliberation, a jury convicted Ernest Franklin for the murder of his 16-year-old adopted son.
Ernest Franklin II, 36, was convicted for second-degree murder, third-degree arson, and tampering with physical evidence.
At around midnight on March 1, 2017 Ernest Franklin killed his 16-year-old disabled son, Jeffrey Franklin, and burned the evidence at their home at 457 State Route 8 in the Town of Guilford.