Terry Tremble’s fate now rests in the hands of a jury.
The Arthur man is accused of murdering his wife, Adrienne Roberts, whose body was discovered in the basement of the couple’s home in October 2010.
Tremble was arrested and charged with first-degree murder two days later.
His trial began earlier this month in Guelph, and closing statements were made Tuesday.
In the Crown’s final address, attorneys argued that Tremble planned a “brutal, but efficient” killing that was calmly executed.
The Crown said the final straw was Roberts’ decision to keep their son Caleb away from Tremble, after which Tremble reasoned that if Roberts were out of the picture, there would be nothing to stop him from seeing Caleb.
Video evidence displayed at the trial shows a man who looks like Tremble driving what appears to be Tremble’s vehicle to a parking lot hours before her body was found, then returning in what appears to be Roberts’ vehicle and exchanging the two.
Defence lawyers argued that Tremble had no motive for murder and was trying to save his marriage.
They also pointed to the fact a murder weapon has never been found and no blood was found on Tremble’s clothes or in either vehicle, saying under the Crown’s theory Tremble would have had only 15 minutes to commit the crime and cover his tracks.
Jurors will receive instructions from the judge and begin deliberations Thursday morning.
