having thoughts of killing her. Jurors heard AI-generated love songs that prosecutors say he made for Botner and some of the more than 100,000 text messages that authorities say they exchanged.

Miami County Prosecuting Attorney Paul Watkins read a statement to the court and shook his head as prosecutors said he endangered his children's lives when he killed his wife while they were home.

 This case is about deliberate choices, the destruction of an irreplaceable life, and the permanent devastation left behind,  he said.

 The defendant has never accepted responsibility or expressed genuine remorse for the life he ended,  Watkins added.