LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Matthew Macon, suspected of being a serial killer, dabbed his eyes and broke into tears Thursday as a jury found him guilty of two murders and an attack on a third woman, setting the stage for an automatic life sentence in prison.

The relatives of victims also sobbed in a Lansing courtroom as the verdicts, which took a jury about two hours to reach, were read. Macon, of Lansing, was found guilty on two counts of first-degree murder for killing Sandra Eichorn, 64, and Karen Delgado-Yates, 41. He also was found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder in an attack on Linda Chapel Jackson, 56.

All three incidents happened last August.

Police have said Macon is suspected in the deaths of five other women in Lansing, but the 28-year-old hasn't been charged in those cases.

"I'm glad it's over and that they got the right verdict," Jackson, the woman who was attacked, said after the verdict.

But she noted that Macon's family also was going through a difficult time, saying "his family is grieving for him and he's not even dead. So it's not exactly time to break out the champagne."

When asked about possible future charges against Macon, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III said he wanted to focus on "today's verdict today."

"Ingham County is a safer place today," Dunnings said.

Macon's attorney, Mike O'Briant, said he wasn't sure if Macon plans to appeal.

Opening arguments in the case came Monday, followed by just a few days of testimony. Macon also was found guilty Thursday of one count of torture and one count of home invasion.

Ingham County Chief Circuit Judge William Collette set the sentencing date for June 18. A first-degree murder conviction carries an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole.

Prosecutors said during the trial that Macon's hobby was killing women and improvising to use unconventional weapons. They say he used a knife to kill Eichorn in her home, a toilet tank lid to bludgeon Delgado-Yates in a vacant home and a beer bottle to strike Jackson, who survived at least in part because her dog chased away her attacker.

Earlier this week in court, Jackson identified Macon as the man who attacked her. A forensic scientist introduced DNA evidence linking Macon to the homicide scenes.

Macon's defense argued that prosecutors had the wrong man and said Macon's brother was responsible for one homicide and the assault, while another man killed Delgado-Yates. O'Briant also had questioned the integrity of evidence collected by police.

Macon's family questioned whether he could get a fair trial in Lansing, in part because of pretrial media coverage.

Prosecutors called more than 20 witnesses during the trial. The defense rested Thursday without calling any others.

Macon's cousin, Clifton Jackson, said the family continued to support Macon.

"Obviously it wasn't the verdict we wanted," he said. "But now the victims' families, (and) our family, can begin the healing process. That's what's important at this point."