A Baltimore County jury convicted a man of murdering his stepdaughter, setting a fire to cover up the crime, and nearly killing his infant daughter, whom he left in the burning home.

Carl Evans, 36, of Baltimore, was accused of stabbing 13-year-old Breaunna Floyd 24 times and suffocating her July 25, 2005, as her infant sister lay in a crib in the next room, according to court testimony.