Man found not guilty of killing common-law spouse nearly 6 years after her death

Man found not guilty of killing common-law spouse nearly 6 years after her death

Mario Bernier, 60, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of Melissa Lyne after her body was discovered in the burned wreckage of the home they shared on Dec. 18, 2019. He was acquitted this month, after a trial that took more than two years.