A New York jeweler who was convicted of murdering his wife — although her body was never found — made an unrepentant argument for his innocence on Tuesday as he was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Werner Lippe was convicted in October of incinerating Faith Lippe in an oil drum after knocking her unconscious with a piece of lumber in 2008.
Lippe, who made jewelry for Donald Trump and Yoko Ono, and his wife were in the midst of divorcing when she disappeared. They had two teenage children.
Before the judge pronounced the sentence, Lippe turned to where his wife's family and friends were in the gallery and said, "The lynch mob over there will applaud you."
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