Lester Holt

So let's get straight.

You do not deserve anything other than incarceration and a life of reflection on what you have done to the victim and this family.

May it weigh heavily on your soul.

Brendan Banfield's sentencing is set for May 8th, and since he was found guilty on aggravated murder charges, he is automatically sentenced to life in prison.

Next up, we've got two verdicts in cases we've been covering on the podcast recently.

Let's start with the trial of Paul Canero, the New Jersey businessman accused of murdering four of his own family members back in 2018.

his brother Keith, his brother's wife, and their two children.

Brad, before the case made its way into the hands of the jury, they heard closing arguments.

The defense was up first.

How did they close out their case?

Well, the defense said there just wasn't enough evidence to convict Paul.

They said it didn't make sense that Paul would suddenly flip out and kill his own family over something that wasn't really that much money.

They said that investigators should have been looking into Paul's other brother as a possible suspect.

Then it was the prosecution's turn.

Yeah, the prosecution reminded the jury about the evidence found in Paul's basement after the murders.

Some jeans that were burned and had the children's blood on them.

He's just guilt.

What did the jury decide?

After five hours of deliberation, they had a verdict.

Guilty on all 16 charges.