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Man found guilty of Chattanooga double murder of mother, 7-year-old daughter

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office / Gabriel Boykins, 50
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office / Gabriel Boykins, 50 Hamilton County Sheriff's Office / Gabriel Boykins, 50

A Hamilton County man was found guilty of a 2020 double murder of a Chattanooga mother and her daughter, according to the criminal court clerk’s office.

Gabriel Fitzgerald Boykins killed Tamara Church, 40, and her daughter Aquarious Church, 7, a jury found.

Boykins, 50, was found guilty Friday of two counts of second-degree murder. Boykins’ trial began June 3 in front of Criminal Court Judge Amanda Dunn, according to the clerk’s office.

The Church family reported the mother and daughter missing May 19, 2020, according to court records.

Fifty-one days later, their remains were found in the woods near 2303 Greenwood Road.