Vincent Man Who Said He Killed Girlfriend In Suicide Pact Gets Prison

ASHLAND, AL — A Vincent man who said he had a suicide pact with the girlfriend he killed has been sentenced to 52 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder in her death.

Loren Bunner, 22, of Vincent, pleaded guilty Thursday to killing 18-year-old Jolee Callan, state and local prosecutors said in a statement.

Bunner in 2015, took Callan to a remote trail in eastern Alabama and shot her, authorities said. He later called police and told them what he'd done. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

He told investigators the pair had a suicide pact for him to shoot her and kill himself. Bunner told police he couldn't go through with killing himself though after killing her.

Callan was shot twice in the head and thrown off a 40-foot cliff.

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