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Bristol, Tenn.: Jury convicts man in 2002 Matney killing

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BRISTOL, Tenn. — Bristol prosecutors said an Alabama man was found guilty Wednesday in the 2002 killing of Cody Matney after the Bristol man disappeared near West State Street more than two decades ago. Christopher Havrilla, 52, was indicted in 2025 for the murder of Matney. According to the TBI, Havrilla faced one count of