DeKalb County man Dennis Allaben who drove body to Virginia and back sentenced to life in prison

DEKALB COUNTY, GA - A DeKalb County man who drove his dead wife's body to Virginia and back will spend the rest of his life in prison for her murder.

DeKalb County prosecutors say a jury Thursday convicted Dennis Allaben in the death of his wife, Maureen. A judge sentenced him to serve life in prison without parole.

He received a third trial after the state Supreme Court reversed his conviction in July.

Dennis Allaben was convicted of strangling his wife in January of 2010. Police say he drove to Virginia with his kids to visit relatives after killing his wife at their Tucker home.  He then confessed to his family and handed over his kids before retuing to Georgia.

After retuing to the state, he drove to Clayton County with Maureen Allaben's body in the back of his truck and confessed to killing her to an off-duty police officer.

A jury convicted Allaben on charges of malice murder, felony murder and aggravated assault.

Maureen was a food stylist and set director on BET's "The Mo'Nique Show."