SIDNEY,Iowa (AP) — A southwestIowa man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2009 death of his girlfriend.

Brian Davis (IA DPS photo, 10/2014)

The Omaha World-Herald reports 34-year-old Brian Davis, of Omaha, was convicted Monday in connection to the July 18, 2009 death of Holly Durben, from rural Shenandoah.

Holly Rae Durben (IA Cold Case file photo)

The conviction follows a trial earlier this month.

Prosecutors say Durben’s death was a homicide staged to look like a suicide, but Davis’ attorneys say Durben killed herself. Durben was found dead in a residence she shared with Davis, and an autopsy revealed she was shot in the head.

A sentencing hearing for Davis has not yet been scheduled.