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He had just been convicted in the horrific killings of three Ottawa seniors, including a retired judge. He had just heard a haunting statement from a grieving family, had just been sentenced to life in prison, and had just been scolded by a judge for the depths of his evil.

And still, Ian Bush, 61-year-old failed consultant, left Courtroom No. 34 grinning.

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At trial, the jury heard that only a monster could have hogtied, beaten and suffocated three gentle, innocent seniors: retired tax court judge Alban Garon, his wife, Raymonde, and their friend, Marie-Claire Beniskos.

Outside court after the guilty verdicts Wednesday, they said only a monster could have walked away grinning like that.

Bush smiled a lot during the seven-week trial. It was as if he thought he was in charge of it all. But when it came down to it, he had no influence over it, and didn’t actually say anything. He didn’t take the stand in his own defence and when Ontario Superior Court Justice Colin McKinnon afforded him the chance to speak after sentencing Wednesday, Bush shook his head.