Ore. man tells of dumping wife’s body, stuns court

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The end of a murder trial in Bend this week shocked many in the courtroom.

Before he was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the murder of his wife, 47-year-old Steven Blaylock made a lengthy explanation for dumping her body in an Oregon river in 2010. The body has not been recovered.

KTVZ-TV reported (http://bit.ly/rtEOzS) that Blaylock described his wife, Lori, as having talked about having her remains blasted into space or buried at sea.

But, failing that, Blaylock told the judge, she wanted to “feed my friends, the fish.”

The victim’s sister rushed from the courtroom, shouting “You make me sick.”

Judge Michael Adler called it a bizarre story and sentenced Blaylock to life — he can’t apply for parole for at least 25 years.

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Information from: KTVZ-TV, http://www.ktvz.com/