Wis. man gets 25 years for killing ex-girlfriend

MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin man who strangled his ex-girlfriend in front of their young child, then hid her body before fleeing to Colorado, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Thirty-two-year-old Benjamin Germano, of Wauwatosa, tearfully apologized in court Friday for killing 24-year-old Sarah Rosio.

Their volatile relationship ended for good Jan. 13 when Rosio showed up at his apartment, demanding to see their 19-month-old girl.

The defense says Rosio hit Germano with a pan and threatened him with a knife, and that he tried to defend himself but took it too far.

Her body was discovered eight days later in a storage locker, after he kept it in the trunk of his car for four days. He was arrested Jan. 27 in Colorado and later pleaded guilty.