A Calgary man who says he strangled his wife because he "just wanted her to stop talking" and then buried her body in the backyard has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years. Madill and Burgess had been in the process of a breakup when they got into an argument in November 2014. "I chose my lawn because I just didn't want her to leave," Burgess told police after his arrest seven months later. The plea spared Madill's family from sitting through all the details and evidence that would be presented at trial. It wasn't just heartbreak that members of Madill's family wrote about in their victim impact statements.

Source: CBC News December 04, 2017 16:16 UTC