00:00Therefore, on count one, aggravated murder, an unclassified felony, the court imposes a prison sentence of life without the possibility
00:08of parole,
00:09which by operational law is a mandatory prison sentence to be served at the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections.
00:42I have unfortunately lied about a lot of things over the last couple of years.
00:49But as I stand here before God, who is my ultimate judge, I am not one.
01:00When I say I did not kill my wife, I will continue to fight for my innocence as long as
01:09the Lord allows me to, as I did not kill my wife.
01:19I'm sorry I won't be able to have our morning coffee and devotions. Not yet. I'm sorry I can't gather
01:27eggs.
01:28The danger demonstrated by his conduct. Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is not excessive under these circumstances.
01:37For months, our family prayed that you would confess and own up to all of your actions, but you didn't.
01:44Instead, you chose to drag us through a nationally televised trial, and now the grotesque details of what happened to
01:53Ashley
01:53and the evil and vile things that you said about her and our family are permanently public.
02:09Someday, your daughters may search their mother's name or yours and discover details about the worst night of their lives
02:15that we have had desperately tried to protect them from.
02:19Who believed in you so much and loved you more than life itself?
02:26You truly don't understand how much you hurt my life.
02:31And I wish you could feel the pain I have been through.
02:37They will live with the scars of what you did for the rest of their lives.
02:42They will have to grow up with questions that can never be answered.
02:48And ultimately, your daughter has asked the question that no child should ever have to ask.
02:55And I quote, what did Ashley ever do to make you hate her so much?
03:03Information, avoiding digital trails, wiping devices, and using alternate means of communication.
03:10On February 16, 2026, the defendant converted those words into a role in the violent offender database
03:18as a result of this conviction on counts one through four.
