Omaha man convicted of murdering girlfriend, dumping body near Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – An Omaha man was convicted Thursday of killing his girlfriend last year.

Raymond Evans, 35, was found guilty of first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony in the murder of his girlfriend, Cecilia Perez, in November 2023.

Perez’s body was found in a field near 98th Street and Havelock Avenue, just east of the Sandhills Global Event Center, days after she was reported missing.

Investigators determined that Evans beat her to death.

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He is set to be sentenced on Feb. 19, facing up to life in prison.