Okla. man found guilty of killing missing wife and burning her remains with the help of girlfriend

HASKELL, Okla. (TCD) -- A jury convicted a 47-year-old man last week of killing his missing 43-year-old wife and burning her remains following a domestic violence incident in 2021. According to a news release from the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI), Dayan Banks was convicted on Jan. 29 of first-degree murder and desecration of a human corpse in connection with the death of his wife, Tamera Banks. The jury recommended Dayan Banks serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for murder with an additional seven years for desecration. Tamera Banks had not b