Brandon Norton sentenced to 41.5 - 60 years in prison

BECAUSE OF DOMESTICVIOLENCE DOESN'T MAKEIT OUT ALIVE.NOW, THE BELLEVUEMAN IS SENTENCED FORKILLING HIS WIFE ANDDUMPING HER BODY.SENIOR REPORTER JAKEWASIKOWSKI TELLS USWHAT THE VICTIM'SFAMILY WANTS YOU TOKNOW.32-YEAR-OLD JENNIFERNORTON OF BELLEVUEWAS TIRED OF THEABUSE SHE'D TRIED TOLEAVE HER HUSBAND 5TIMESAND IN JUNE OF20-18 IT WAS THE LASTTHE MOTHER OF TWOGAVE HER HUSBAND,BRANDON NORTONDIVORCE PAPERSBUTSHE WOUDN'T LEAVEALIVE THE 40-YEAR-OLDNORTON IS SENTENCEDTO 41 AND A HALF TO 62YEARS IN PRISON FORHER MURDER JENNIFER'SMOTHER SAYSIT'S NOTENOUGH AND IT WON'TBRING HER BACKSUPER: DOLLYMASON; JENNIFERNORTON'S MOTHER41:52-"JENNIFERDOESN'T HAVE ACHANCE TO RAISEHER OR ANYTHINGWHY SHOULD HE?JENNIFER DOESN'THAVE A CHANCE TOSEE HER KIDS GROWUP, GET MARRIED,HAVE CHILDREN OFTHEIR OWN.WHY SHOULD HE?":02NORTON PLEADEDGUILTY TO 2-ND DEGREEMURDER AND DISPOSINGHER BODY ..IN JUNE 20-18HESTRANGLED HER FOR 5MINUTES WHEN SHETRIED TO LEAVE FOUR OFTHEIR CHILDREN WEREHOME AT THE TIME HELATER DUMPED HERBODY IN THE MISSOURIRIVERAND TOLDAUTHORITIES ABOUT ITTHE NEXT DAYSUPER: DIANEWILLIAMS;JENNIFER'SGRANDMOTHER43:10-"SOMETHINGWHERE NOBODYWINS IN THIS.JENNIFER'S GONEAND WE'RE NOTGOING TO GET HERBACK.:15THE DEFENSE ARGUEDTHAT BRANDON ISREMORSEFUL FOR HISACTIONSAND CAMEFORWARD TO ADMIT TOWHAT HE HAD DONEJENNIFER'S FAMILYWANTED LIFE INPRISONBECAUSE HE HADA CHOICE TO LET HERGOBUT WOULDN'T NOWTHEY'RE FOCUSING ONWARNING OTHERSABOUT THE SIGNS OFDOMESTIC VIOLENCE44:24-"THAT'S WHATTHIS IS ABOUTTRYING TO SAVESOMEBODY ELSETHAT DOESN'T HAVETO GO THROUGHTHE PAIN THAT OURFAMILY HAS GONETHROUGH FOR 2YEARS." :29JENNIFER HAD CUT HERHAIR A SYMBOL SHE WASMOVING ONAND HAD APLAN TO LEAVEBUT SHENEVER MADE IT46:25 SHE HADALREADY MADEARRAIGNMENTS TOHAVE HERPAYCHECK HELD SOSHE COULD GET ANAPARTMENT ANDMOVE OUT AND SHESAID NO I CAN DOTHIS ON MY OWN.":33 SO THAT'S THEFIRST THING YOUNEED TO REMEMBERIS THAT YOU CAN'TDO IT ON YOUROWN, YOU NEEDSOMEBODY ELSETHERE TO BE THERETO LISTEN AND TOHELP YOU WITHTHAT." :39SUPER: JAKEWASIKOWSKI;3NEWSNOWSTANDUP-"WITHGOOD TIME,BRANDON BEELIGIBLE FORPAROLE IN ABOUT18 YEARS.JUDGE NATHANCOX SAID HEWANTED TO LEAVEIT UP TO HISCHILDREN IF ANDWHEN HE SHOULDGET OUT OF PRISONAT PAROLEHEARINGS.JENNIFER'S FAMILYSAYS SHE DOESN'THAVE THATCHANCE, ANDCAN'T SEE HER KIDS.REPORTING INPAPILLON JAKEWASIKOWSKI; 3NEWS NOWON TOP OF PLEADINGGUILTY TO 2ND DEGREEMURDER IN JANUARY,NORTON PLEADEDGUILTY TO DISPOSING ABODY.HE WILL BE RELEASEDFROM PRISON IN ABOUT30 YEARS.