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John Douglas Bowie will possible spend the remainder of his life in jail after he was sentenced for the homicide of his spouse greater than 4 many years in the past.
The 72-year-old was sentenced to a most of 24 years in jail with the potential of parole in 2037.
In October, a jury discovered Bowie responsible of murdering his then 31-year-old spouse within the northern NSW city of Walgett on or round June 5, 1982.
Bowie has all the time denied his involvement in Roxlyn Bowie’s disappearance, however Justice Dina Yehia was happy that he had killed his spouse so he might pursue a sexual relationship with a youthful girl.
“He’s now 72 and he won’t be eligible for launch for a while,” she advised the NSW Supreme Courtroom on Friday.
“He could die in custody.”
As Justice Yehia handed down the sentence, Bowie sat within the courtroom, red-faced and a hand over his mouth.
In the meantime, Bowie’s daughter, Brenda Boyd, burst into tears.
Ms Boyd, who was six when her mom disappeared, spent most of her life in search of Ms Bowie after the devoted carer disappeared, abandoning a letter.
The ‘Pricey John’ letter, which was written by Ms Bowie, stated she was leaving her husband and her youngsters and advised them expressly to not contact her.
Justice Yehia was happy Bowie coerced his sufferer to put in writing the letter earlier than he killed her so he might “lay the declare that she merely deserted him and the kids” earlier than shifting nearer to his mistress in Sydney.
Ms Bowie’s physique has by no means been discovered.
– AAP
