Jason Lee was found guilty last Friday of murdering his estranged wife.

A Lexington County jury took just over an hour to decide he murdered Lindsey Lee March 14, 2017 in her West Columbia home.

Jason Lee told Judge Thomas Cooper Jr. he was innocent and pledged to prove it, even if it took him 20 years.

Cooper then sentenced him to life in prison.

11th Circuit Solicitor’s prosecutors rested their case against Jason Lee Thursday, Nov. 21 after 3 days of witness testimony.

The estranged couple separated and were weeks from a divorce before deputies found Lindsey Lee, 31, dead. She had not shown up to work as an IT specialist at the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

Forensic pathologist Dr. Janice Ross, who performed the autopsy, found bruising on her hands, arms, neck, back and head.

Lindsey Lee was found dead in a full bathtub, her throat slit, with water running over her, likely destroying evidence, Ross testified.

Bleeding under the skin around Lindsey Lee’s eyes indicated she was likely strangled, but she died from blood loss associated with a 6-inch long cut to her throat, severing her trachea, Ross testified.

According to prosecutors, the 2 had separated almost a year before her death and were divorcing.

Jason Lee, who was living in Greenville County at the time of the murder, is alleged to have broken into the home and attacked his estranged wife.

A deputy found a back door had been splintered from an apparent forced entry.

Prosecutors focused on evidence presented by an expert witness that 3 pieces of blue latex gloving found in the home had high concentrations of Jason Lee’s DNA.

Inside his Greenville County apartment, investigators found a backpack containing a package of blue latex gloves, similar in color and material to the pieces found in Lindsey Lee’s home.

The defense argued the gloves could have been meant for hunting.

State Law Enforcement Division investigators testified that Jason Lee’s cell phone call log between Jan. 14 and March 14, 2017 had been deleted.

They testified some of his search inquiries were found and included how to reset passwords, criminal defense attorneys, an obituary website and stories related to Lindsey Lee’s death.

Jason Lee told the judge he did not want to testify on his own behalf.

The defense called no witnesses and rested the case before court adjourned last Thursday.