A pensioner has been convicted of the murder and rape of a missing vulnerable mum.
George Metcalff, 71, killed Patricia Henry, 46, known as Patti, at her flat in Girvan, South Ayrshire, on November 13, 2017.
Prosecutors claimed Metcalff, known as Kenny, attacked Patti by "means unknown."
Her body has never been discovered despite extensive searches in the Girvan area.
Metcalff made several trips to Patti's flat following her murder including in a hired van apparently to collect a mattress and bed frame late at night.
He also ceased constant phone contact with Patti after her murder date despite the pair making 143 calls that month.
Metcalff faces a life sentence after he was found guilty today of murdering, raping, physically and indecently assaulting Patti after a 10 day trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
The dad was also convicted of attempting to defeat the ends of justice as well as raping and physically assaulting two other women between 1971 and 2004.
There were shouts of: "Yes" and crying from the public gallery as the jury delivered its verdict.
Metcalff was remanded in custody pending background reports for sentencing next month.
Judge Lord Armstrong said Metcalff was convicted of a "series of the utmost offences" before putting him on the sex offenders register.
Jurors heard Patti first met Metcalff, former assistant manager tyre specialist, in 2008 when she moved into the flat above his in Burnfoot Crescent, Paisley.
Patti went on an extended holiday to Gran Canaria before returning to the area when they began constant contact.
Metcalff became the guarantor for her new flat in Girvan in October 2017 and paid her deposit as well as her first month's rent totalling £700.
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