Major update in horrific murder of woman, 28, found cut in HALF with throat slashed and stab wounds to her heart

A MAN has been found guilty of murdering a 28-year-old woman who was found cut in half with countless stab wounds to the heart.

Adam Mills was sentenced to life in prison for the 2020 killing of Ashley Pearson in Mississippi.

Ashley Pearson, 28, was cut in half and stabbed so many times that officials couldn't count all the wounds — Ashley Pearson, 28, was cut in half and stabbed so many times that officials couldn’t count all the woundsCredit: WDAM

Adam Mills has been found guilty of her murder and sentenced to life in prisonCredit: Jones County Sheriff’s Office

Mills was found walking around naked on the street outside the home where Pearson's body was found — Mills was found walking around naked on the street outside the home where Pearson’s body was foundCredit: WDAM

The jury was shown horrific bodycam footage and autopsy pictures during the trial, as reported by The Laurel Leader Call.

Pearson suffered so many stab wounds during the attack that “They couldn’t even count them,” said Assistant District Attorney Kristen Martin, who compared the murder to “the Helter Skelter killings by Charles Manson.”

She also was severely beaten in the head, her neck slashed, and her torso completely severed from her lower body.

Mills had been in a relationship with Pearson at the time and the two were living together, official records say.

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When police reached the scene of the crime following reports of a suicidal man, they found Mills walking on the street naked and covered in blood.

Cops then went inside the home and discovered Pearson’s body in a pool of blood.

Shortly before the murder, Pearson had called a friend, Jon Michael Dearman, for help to calm down Mills, according to court documents.

When Dearman arrived at the couple’s home, he found Pearson crying because Mills had allegedly cheated on her. Dearman decided to leave the scene and call 911 after Mills “put a knife to his own neck and started stabbing at the floor.”

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“I saw something change in him and Ashley jumped like a foot in the air before running toward the laundry room,” Dearman testified.

“Then he ran after her and I decided to leave. Something told me to get out of there, and I locked the door behind me to give me a little bit more time.”

Mills had benzodiazepines, amphetamines, methamphetamine, marijuana and cocaine in his system, per toxicology reports.

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Pearson’s family reacted to the verdict, with her father Don Nicky saying: “We just wanted justice today for our daughter.

“I have patience, but her mother, she’s just been crying since this happened every single day. It hurt me to see (the photos and video), but it hurt her mother more.”