Harold Henthorn received a mandatory life sentence Tuesday for shoving his second wife, Toni Henthorn, off a cliff to her death at Rocky Mountain National Park in 2012.

During the sentencing by U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson, family members of Henthorn’s two wives delivered a series of tearful statements.

“This trial was about the last moment in Toni’s life and the moment that Toni took her last breath,” said her brother, Barry Bertolet, as he read a statement written by their brother, Todd. “To Toni Bertolet Henthorn’s family, her friends, and the people for whom she cared, Toni’s life was about the moments that took our breath away.”

Kevin Richell apologized to Toni Henthorn’s family for not seeing through Henthorn’s lies about the suspicious death of his sister, Sandra “Lynn” Henthorn, Harold Henthorn’s first wife. Lynn died in 1995, and Henthorn is a suspect in her death.

“We are beyond sorry for not seeing through it,” Richell said. “I think there is a special place in hell for someone like him.”

Evidence was introduced at the trial to suggest that Henthorn killed Lynn Henthorn in a staged accident in May 1995 beside Colorado 67, about 8½ miles west of Sedalia.

But Henthorn was on trial for and convicted of murdering only his second wife, Toni, who plunged 128 feet off a cliff during a hike to celebrate the couple’s 12th anniversary in September 2012. A map with an X at the location where Toni Henthorn was killed was presented as evidence, as were details about the $4.7 million in life insurance policies he took out on his wife.

An emotionless Henthorn, dressed in a tan prison jumpsuit and green plastic slippers, also addressed the judge, proclaiming his innocence and leaving his prayers for his 10-year-old daughter, Haley.

“I did not kill Toni or anyone else,” Henthorn said. “I love Haley so much.”

His attorney, Craig Truman, previously said Henthorn will appeal his conviction.

Another pending issue is whether Henthorn will face a murder charge in the death of his first wife. Lori Bronner, spokeswoman for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department, said deputies are working the case.

During Tuesday’s hearing, Haley Henthorn’s guardian ad litem, Barbara Cashman, testified about what she called “acts of betrayal” to the girl.

From the day she met Haley in April 2014, she saw signs of manipulation, including that the girl tried to convince her that her mother was clumsy.

“I knew she was at risk of serious emotional harm,” Cashman said.

But when Henthorn was arrested months later, his daughter started changing.

“Free from Harold Henthorn’s insistence that everything is just fine, Haley has been allowed to mourn for her mother,” Cashman said. “She went trick-or-treating for the first time on this Halloween. … Haley does not wish to refer to Harold anymore as her father, but only as Mr. Henthorn.”

Haley Henthorn’s grandmother Yvonne Bertolet said the family is still trying to secure her adoption by the family of Toni’s brother, Barry. Harold Henthorn is fighting the adoption.

“We still have to go to court,” Yvonne Bertolet said.