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Judge: Newlywed had no remorse in husband's death at Glacier

| March 28, 2014 9:00 PM

MISSOULA, Mont. - A Montana woman was sentenced Thursday to more than 30 years in prison for killing her husband of eight days by pushing him from a cliff in Glacier National Park after they argued over her regrets about the marriage.

U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy said he saw no remorse from Jordan Graham, 22, in the killing of Cody Johnson, 25. He sentenced her to 30 years and five months in prison and ordered her to pay $16,910 in restitution.

Graham will be subject to five years of court supervision upon her release. There is no possibility of parole in the federal system, meaning she's likely to serve the full term.

A tearful Graham took the stand during the sentencing hearing in Missoula, apologizing to her family and Johnson's.

But Molloy indicated he had continuing doubts about the Kalispell woman's honesty. The judge said he was waiting for Graham "to say she was sorry for killing Cody," KGVO-AM reported.