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<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nA Montana man was sentenced to 140 years in prison Friday for brazenly shooting his wife and a bartender to death in 2023 at the Four Aces Bar, a cardroom and slots tavern in the small town of Superior, Mont.<\/p>\n Kraig Walter Benson, 49, was convicted in October of murdering Jenny Benson, 49, and Logan Gardner, 43. The defendant believed the victims had been having an affair.<\/p>\n In August 2023, Benson pleaded not guilty to two counts of deliberate homicide and use of a weapon in a violent crime, despite the killings being captured by the bar\u2019s security video and observed by multiple witnesses.<\/p>\n The footage shows the Bensons sitting together at a table inside the Four Aces. At one point, the defendant leaves the bar, ostensibly to smoke a cigarette. At the same time, he retrieves a gun from his car, a Chevrolet Tahoe, before returning to his seat in the bar.<\/p>\n At 9:19 p.m., he reaches into his waistband, pulls out the gun, and shoots his wife in the head as patrons scatter.<\/p>\n He then points the gun at Gardner, who is making a break for the front door, and fires once. He turns to his wife and shoots her again as she lies on the floor.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n He then fires three more shots at Gardner, sets off the fire alarm, and drives away in the Chevrolet. Benson was later arrested driving along a highway with a flat tire.<\/p>\n In court, Benson testified as a witness. He claimed that he had no memory of the incident and attempted to put the blame on his wife. His testimony at times drew gasps from those assembled in the courtroom, local news outlets reported.<\/p>\n \u201cAt trial, the state made Jenny seem like an angel, a person with no flaws. They were wrong,\u201d Benson said, as reported by NBC Montana. \u201cSince my arrest, through the discovery process, it shows another side of my wife of 22 years.\u201d<\/p>\n The prosecution objected several times to Benson\u2019s description of his wife as a \u201cliar and a cheater.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI, too, lost my best friend that night, my best friend and the love of my life,\u201d he claimed.<\/p>\n To my friends and family, thank you for your support,\u201d he continued. \u201cTo my children, I love you more than life itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Benson\u2019s daughter, Paige Benson, called her father a \u201cnarcissistic person,\u201d adding that she didn\u2019t \u201cfeel safe with him in the world.\u201d<\/p>\n His former father-in-law told the defendant he hopes he leads a miserable life in prison.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Kraig](\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Kraig-858x482.jpg\")
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