Montana Man Sentenced to Life for Killing Wife and Bartender Over Suspected Affair

Race Day Live , (Superior, MT) – A man from Montana has been sentenced to life in prison for the murders of his wife and a bartender, whom he believed were involved in an affair.

Kraig Walter Benson received a 140-year prison sentence on Friday for the tragic deaths of his wife, Jenny Benson, aged 49, and bartender Logan Gardner, aged 43. In October 2024, he was convicted on two charges of intentional murder.

Jenny Benson’s father confronted the perpetrator, expressing his wish for a life filled with misery behind bars, while the defendant’s daughter conveyed her feelings of insecurity regarding her father’s presence in society.

Kris Norton, the sister of the defendant, also shared her thoughts, according to local NBC affiliate KECI.

A tragic incident occurred on August 27, 2023, when the accused fatally shot his wife and a gardener at the Four Aces Bar in Superior, Montana.

A document acquired by KECI detailing the case revealed that surveillance footage from the bar and an adjacent establishment recorded the entire incident.

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The video captured the Bensons seated at a table indoors. At a certain moment, Kraig Benson stepped outside, lit a cigarette, retrieved a firearm from his wife’s Chevrolet Tahoe, and made his way back to the bar.

At 9:19 p.m., the video captures him coming back to the table with his wife in the center of the bar. He draws the weapon from his waistband and fires at her head while the crowd rushes to escape. She tumbles from her bar stool to the ground, and he points the gun across the bar at the bartender, firing as he backs away toward the entrance.

Benson unleashes another barrage at his wife while she is on the ground, then turns his weapon on the bartender, hitting him three additional times as he also lies on the floor by the entrance.

The assailant places the weapon on the counter and departs in the Tahoe. A swift arrest followed the sighting of a Tahoe with a flat tire navigating the highway erratically in Missoula County.

During the proceedings, he took the stand to speak on his own behalf.

During the sentencing, he expressed his remorse, according to KECI.

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