Marin classmates found guilty in murder of Italian police officer, given life sentences FacebookTwitterEmail Finnegan Lee Elder (right) and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth look on during a break in closing arguments in Rome on April 26, 2021. REMO CASILLI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Finnegan Lee Elder and Gabriel Natale-Hjorth, a pair of former Marin classmates who met up in Rome on vacation and became inextricably linked through the slaying of an Italian police officer, are guilty of murder, an Italian jury ruled Wednesday. They were both sentenced to life in prison. The jury consisted of presiding judge Marina Finiti, a second judge and six civilian jurors. They deliberated for 12 hours before delivering their late-night verdict at nearly 11:30 p.m.