A man accused of killing his ex-wife in a suicide pact in 2008 was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole.
Keenu Tiyme, 37, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but in May a Denver jury determined he was guilty of first-degree murder. The murder happened on Oct. 18, 2008. Tiyme had rented a motel room with his ex-wife. Kauri Tiyme, 39, a tattoo artist.
Kauri Tiyme was cut multiple times, drugged, choked and bashed in the head, and her throat was slit. Police found sleeping pills, a scalpel and rat poison in the room. Her body was found the next day by a housekeeper.
During trial, Keenu Tiyme argued that the pair had considered multiple ways to die before checking into the hotel. He said he tried to kill himself, too, but ultimately couldn’t.
From Denver Post staff and wire reports
