LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A Las Cruces man was found guilty of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the death of his mother, a jury in Las Cruces decided on Wednesday.
Dillon Alexander Waller, 29, faces life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years, plus an additional three years for the tampering charge.
The case began on November 21, 2023, when Las Cruces police conducted a welfare check at Cynthia Berendzen’s home after neighbors reported not seeing her for weeks…