<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's been nearly 40 years since Sharon Fulton went missing in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/western-australia" rel="" target="" title="Western Australia"><span>Western Australia</span></a><span> but it only took a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/courts" rel="" target="" title="jury"><span>jury</span></a><span> four hours to find her killer guilty.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Raymond Reddington was yesterday convicted of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/murder" rel="" target="" title="murder"><span>murder</span></a><span> of his wife after discovering her plans to divorce him.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The couple's sons spoke out after the verdict, calling on their father to reveal where Fulton's remains are.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/weather-news-western-australia-lightning-strikes-hit-three-people/e789690a-4a15-4ab4-af88-3f82a815366f" rel="" target="" title="Lightning strikes hit three people and kills beloved pet"><strong><span>Lightning strikes hit three people and kills beloved pet</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The conviction on the 40-year-old case provides some closure for their children, who have spent decades living in pain.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We grew up in confusion and grief," son Heath Fulton said outside court.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He lived a full life, he travelled, he prospered, he rebuilt, he changed his name.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/raymond-reddington-cold-case-murder-conviction-40-years-sharon-fulton-went-missing/29bdb84e-7550-4f52-942a-27714756ec7e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He had the privilege of time, my mother did not."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Sharon Fulton was last seen at her Duncraig home in March 1986, she was 39 years old.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Her body was never found but a breakthrough after a 2022 inquest led to Raymond Reddington's arrest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I have lived with him, I have experienced the control, the deflection, the blame," Heath said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Silence gave him space. Today, that silence ends."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The defence argued in the three-week trial there was "no body, no weapon and no proof" but a jury disagreed, giving a guilty verdict after four hours of deliberating.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The court heard the now 79-year-old murderer is terminally ill, with just months to live.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His sentencing date is yet to be set - the prosecutor saying it would be a "perversion of justice" if the killer died before learning his fate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Today's verdict closes a chapter in our lives," son Deryck Fulton said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The last chapter is finding mum's body so that we can bring her home and give her the respectful burial she deserves.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Mum you are not forgotten, you are not erased, you are not just a case file, you are our mother.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I promise you I will not stop searching for you and the full truth of what happened to you."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>