Lester Holt

So prosecutors allege Brendan Banfield and Juliana, the au pair, were having an affair.

Brendan came up with this elaborate murder plot to kill his wife, Christine, and then frame a stranger for it.

Juliana admitted that she helped Brendan lure Joe Ryan, a man they met on a fetish website, to the Banfield home with the promise of a sexual encounter with Christine.

Once Joe Ryan got there, Juliana says Brendan shot him.

And then she did, too.

So let's go back and take a look at that sentencing last week.

What happened?

Joe Ryan's mother gave an emotional statement by video describing the impact of his murder on her and his family.

So many sleepless nights.

So many nightmares of his brutal murder.

So many screams and guttural cries into my pillow, feeling the loss of my son.

His aunt was next on the witness stand, and she told the judge what Joe was like as a little boy and then as a young man.

By the end of these statements, Juliana was wiping her eyes and crying.

So, Brad, the prosecutors recommended Juliana receive time served.

What did she get?

Well, the judge ignored the recommendation of the prosecutors, and she threw the book at Juliana.

She sentenced her to 10 years in prison with an additional two years on probation, and she explained why.

Until today, you have shown no empathy for the victim in this case.

The plan did not work without your full involvement.

Your actions were deliberate, self-serving, and demonstrated a profound disregard for human life.