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NewsMail Afternoon Edition Thu 13 Mar, 2014 Top Stories More Top Stories » Cowan found guilty of killing teenager Daniel Morcombe By Francene Norton Serial child sex offender Brett Peter Cowan has been found guilty of murdering Queensland teenager Daniel Morcombe more than a decade ago. After more than seven hours of deliberation, a Supreme Court jury in Brisbane found the 44-year-old guilty of murder, indecent treatment of a child and interfering with a corpse. Cowan was emotionless when the verdicts were read out to a packed courtroom. In contrast, the Morcombe family, including Daniel's twin brother Bradley, burst into tears. The killer was asked if he had anything to say in response. Cowan replied "No", and the court was adjourned. Cowan abducted Daniel while the 13-year-old waited for a bus at Woombye on the Sunshine Coast on December 7, 2003. The guilty verdicts bring to an end the biggest police investigation in Queensland's history and Australia's biggest missing persons case. 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