Orleans District Attorney Jason Williams announces verdict in 2021 murder trial [Video]

The man accused of murdering his girlfriend, Liz Quackenbush, a beloved New Orleans teacher, has been found guilty. Preston Higgs, 40, was found guilty of second-degree murder Friday.Dianne Holand, her family and friends of her daughter Liz Quackenbush stood hand in hand outside Orleans Parish Criminal Court after hearing the man accused of killing her was found guilty. “She was a gem, loved by many. You sit in that same room with evil, and it takes a lot just to maintain,” Holland said. According to New Orleans police, Quackenbush was found dead in her home in the 1200 block of Desire Street on March 3, 2021. In court, Preston Higgs admitted to using an ax to stab the former teacher multiple times.”It’s hard to hear that your daughter was chopped up by an ax over and over again,” Holland said.According to court documents, Higgs left New Orleans after the murder …