It was a bittersweet day for Valliere's family. While Allen and Lussier were found guilty of Valliere Jr.'s murder, his family still grieves.



"There's no coming back from that, so it's changed our lives, everybody's life forever," said Valliere Sr.



During the last day of trial, Richard Allen and Joseph Lussier's attorneys tried to convince a jury that their clients should be found not guilty of Valliere Jr.'s murder.



"This case is really about reasonable doubt," said Richard Allen's attorney James Lex.



The defense argued the prosecution lacked evidence and that their witnesses were unreliable.



"You've got a guy with head trauma, you've got a jailhouse snitch," said Lex.



"He didn't check five of the shell casings that were supposedly recovered; he didn't check any cigarette butts," said Joseph Lussier's attorney Craig Haukaas.



The prosecution spent more than two hours going over witness testimony, forensic evidence, the murder weapon, and phone records to argue the defendants murdered Valliere Jr. and hid his body.



"He was shot nine times," said Wisconsin Assistant Attorney General Richard Dufour. "How much more intentional can an act be?"



Ultimately the prosecution's case proved strong enough for the jury find both Allen and Lussier guilty.



During the sentencing hearing following the trial, Valliere's family, and the defendants' family had a chance to speak.



"When my son went missing it felt like a huge, huge cloud went over my family," said Valliere Sr.



At the sentencing hearing, Valliere Sr. spoke about the devastation his family has felt ever since his son was murdered. Valliere Jr.'s fiancé Iris Carufel spoke of a future she'd no longer have.



"I feel some sort of relief with the defense being found guilty, but I will never hold him or his hands again," said Carufel.



But Valliere's family weren't the only ones affected by the trial.



"This is the worst thing in my life," said Allen's mother Charlene Theobald.



Theobald put some blame for her son's actions on drugs during her testimony at sentencing. Allen himself expressed remorse during the proceedings, speaking directly to Valliere's family.



"Every day my hearts heavy," said Allen. "I feel ashamed."



When Lussier was given an opportunity to speak he simply said "Give me what I got coming."



As Iron County Judge Patrick Madden handed down the defendants' sentences he openly shared his disgust with the crime.



"Unacceptable, incomprehensible, absolutely contrary to the belief and teaching of your people," said Madden speaking to the defendants.



Ultimately both Allen and Lussier were sentenced to life in prison, with five years added for possession of a deadly weapon.



While it won't bring his son back, Valliere Sr. hopes the justice served in this case will lead to some healing.



"My family and myself feel the same way," said Valliere Sr. "Evil and people that do bad things will never take a day off, how can we? We plan to be a part of the solution, not the problem."









Richard Allen, 28, and Joseph Lussier, 27, both faced two felonies in Iron County Court. Their weeklong trial started last Monday. A jury found two of the five men charged in the murder of a Lac du Flambeau man guilty on all counts Monday afternoon.









James Lussier, Wolfe, and Oungst all have cases pending in Iron County.



Newswatch 12's Dakota Sherek is at the Iron County Courthouse and will have more information at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.



This story will be updated.

HURLEY - Wayne Valliere Jr.'s family received some justice Monday after a jury found two of the five men accused of his murder guilty.The jury made their decision in just an hour and a half, finding both Richard Allen and Joseph Lussier guilty on counts of first degree homicide and hiding a corpse."I am feeling satisfied by the jury's verdict," said Wayne Valliere Sr., Valliere Jr.'s father.Prosecutors claimed Allen and Lussier joined James Lussier, Curtis Wolfe, and Evan Oungst in the shooting death of tribal member Wayne Valliere Jr. Valliere's body was found in rural Iron County on Jan. 1 after he disappeared in late December.Allen and Lussier both face an automatic sentence of life in prison for the first-degree intentional homicide convictions.