Abusive husband, 62, is sentenced to life in prison for stalking his estranged wife, 44, from Indiana to Florida, shooting her three times in his SUV and burying her body in a shallow grave in Tennessee

Jarvis Wayne Madison, 62, of New Albany, Indiana, in mugshot 

An abusive husband has been sentenced to life in prison for stalking his estranged wife from Indiana to Florida, shooting her three times in his SUV and burying her body in a shallow grave in Tennessee.  

Jarvis Wayne Madison, 62, of New Albany, Indiana, was sentenced Monday in Orlando federal court over the 2016 murder of his wife Rachael Madison, 44. 

Rachael vanished after leaving her aunt's house in Ormond Beach, Florida, to go for a jog back on November 27 2016.

She had been staying with her aunt after fleeing Indiana to escape Madison who had previously held her against her will, threatened to kill her and shot at her.

Madison quickly became a suspect in her disappearance and was arrested days later in Louisville, Kentucky, before directing law enforcement to his wife's body more than 600 miles away from where she was last seen alive.   

The couple, who were married but estranged, were in Indiana on November 15 2016 when Madison threatened to kill Rachael and fired a gun at her, according to court documents. 

The 44-year-old woman managed to escape and, with the help of her aunt, moved in Ormond Beach, just north of Daytona Beach.

Between November 15 and November 27, Madison left multiple texts and voicemails for his wife with her aunt to try to get her to speak to him, officials said. 

He eventually tracked Rachael in Florida and traveled to the area in disguise and armed with a firearm and binoculars, authorities said.

Madison then began to carry out surveillance on his wife at her aunt's home. 

On the day she disappeared, Madison watched Rachael leave the home alone and head out for a jog, authorities said. 

He confronted her and managed to get her into his SUV, driving them away from the area.

Jarvis Wayne Madison was sentenced to life in prison for stalking estranged wife Rachael Madison from Indiana to Florida, shooting her three times in his SUV and burying her body in a shallow grave in Tennessee. Jarvis Wayne and Rachael Madison pictured 

The area where Rachael's body was found above. Madison confessed to her murder days after she vanished in 2016 and directed cops to her body more than 600 miles away in Tennessee

Madison then shot his wife three times, killing her and traveling to the home of friend Belenda Sandy in West Virginia, investigators said.

He then bought a shovel and a tarp and drove to a remote area near Knoxville, Tennessee, where he buried Rachael's body in a shallow grave, officials said.

When Rachael was reported missing by her family the day she disappeared, local law enforcement said they are concerned for her well-being and described Madison as 'violent' and 'abusive'. 

Rachael had taken out an emergency protective order against him at least once in the past. 

Rachael vanished after leaving her aunt's house in Ormond Beach, Florida, to go for a jog back on November 27 2016

Madison was arrested days later on December 2. He confessed to his wife's murder and directed authorities to where he had disposed of her body.  

Authorities said they recovered the firearm used in the murder and a pair of binoculars in his SUV.

Blood stains were also found in the front passenger seat of the car. 

Despite confessing to her murder under questioning, Madison told reporters after his arrest 'I didn't kill her' and that his wife was 'with Jesus.'

Sandy, 60, was previously sentenced to seven years and three months in federal prison after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice. 

Madison had a history of domestic violence involving at least two other women. 

In 2005, he was convicted of criminal confinement in Clark County for holding a separate woman in her car.

The woman managed to escape but Madison chased her and threatened her and another woman, reported WLKY. 

He was later convicted of terroristic threatening in Oldham County, Kentucky, in 2013 after holding another woman against her will for hours, driving her around in a car and threatening to shoot her and her children. 

Madison was sentenced Monday in Orlando federal court over the 2016 murder of Rachael (pictured together)