Former B.C. CFL player convicted of 2nd-degree murder in death of ex-girlfriend

A former CFL player has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a B.C. woman.

A former CFL player has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of a B.C. woman.

Joshua Boden, who once played football with the BC Lions, was convicted Thursday in connection with the 2009 death of his ex-girlfriend.

The B.C. Prosecution Service told CTV News the case has been adjourned until later this month, when a date will be set for sentencing.

The conviction came more than a decade after the body of Kimberly Lynn Hallgarth was found on her Burnaby doorstep, but three years – nearly to the day – that the murder charge was announced. 

Police publicly accused Boden of second-degree murder on Nov. 5, 2018.

The ex-CFL player had already been kicked off the BC Lions team the previous year, after being charged with three criminal counts that were later dropped.

Police had initially said Boden wasn't a suspect, and it's unclear why the investigation took so long.