Rahul Gupta , 25 , was found guilty of first-degree murder after Mark Waugh , 23 , was found stabbed to death in Gupta 's apartment in Virginia in 2013 . Gupta initially confessed to the crime saying he did it because Waugh was cheating with his girlfriend . It took the just 4 1/2 hours to reach the verdict . Gupta 's attorneys claimed he only made the confession as he was protecting his now ex-girlfriend Taylor Gould , who had in fact killed Waugh . Taylor Gould says she was too drunk night of the murder to remember .
Rahul Gupta , 25 , was found guilty of first-degree murder after Mark Waugh , 23 , was found stabbed to death in Gupta 's apartment in Virginia in 2013 . Gupta initially confessed to the crime saying he did it because Waugh was cheating with his girlfriend . It took the just 4 1/2 hours to reach the verdict . Gupta 's attorneys claimed he only made the confession as he was protecting his now ex-girlfriend Taylor Gould , who had in fact killed Waugh . Taylor Gould says she was too drunk the night of the murder to remember .