A judge on Wednesday gave a former Virginia Beach massage therapist the maximum 40-year sentence recommended by a jury for murdering and dismembering a co-worker he was dating and then dumping her body parts in the Great Dismal Swamp.
VIRGINIA BEACH A missing Chesapeake woman whose remains were found in late May near the Great Dismal Swamp died of unspecified criminal violence, including decapitation and dismemberment, the Medical Examiner's Office said Tuesday.
A jury took an hour and a half on Friday to find Justin Cornell guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Brianna Armstrong. Her remains were found in trash bags at the Great Dismal Swamp three weeks after she was reported missing last May.