- Loren Bunner from Vincent, Alabama, was sentenced to 52 years on Thursday
- Bunner pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing Jolee Callan in August 2015
- He told police he shot the 18-year-old twice in the head as part of a suicide pact
- Bunner posted photos of Callan standing on a cliff on Instagram the day she died
By Liam Quinn For Dailymail.com
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17 View commentsAn Alabama man who claimed he shot his girlfriend and threw her off a cliff as part of a suicide pact has been jailed for more than 50 years.
Loren Bunner, 22, from Vincent, Alabama, was sentenced to 52 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty earlier this month to killing 18-year-old Jolee Callan.
Callan was found dead at the bottom of a cliff on the Pinhoti Trail in the state's east on August 30, 2015.
Authorities stated Bunner and Callan - who were dating at the time - traveled to the state park together before the 22-year-old shot her twice, once in the back of the head and once between the eyes, Alabama.com reports.
Loren Bunner (left), 22, from Vincent, Alabama, was sentenced to 52 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty earlier this month to killing 18-year-old Jolee Callan (right)
He then threw the 18-year-old off the 40-foot cliff, before calling police and confessing he: 'had murdered his girlfriend'.
Evidence shows Bunner later told investigators the two had made a suicide pact for him to shoot her before turning the gun on himself, however he told police he could not go through with killing himself after shooting Callan.
The 22-year-old's Instagram page was updated four times on the day of the murder, with each post showing the 18-year-old.
'On our way to go hiking. <3,' the first post read, which was a photo of Callan holding his dog while sitting in the front seat of his car.
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Bunner's Instagram page was updated four times on the day of the murder, with each post showing the 18-year-old. These are two of the pictures he posted on August 30, 2015
The final two posts were pictures by Bunner from behind the 18-year-old, who was standing near the edge of a cliff at the time.
Authorities stated Bunner and Callan - who were dating at the time - traveled to the state park together before the 22-year-old shot her twice, once in the back of the head and once between the eyes
A court initially ruled Bunner would be tried as a youthful offender, which would have meant he could have served a maximum of just three years behind bars.
However, that decision was reversed in December last year, meaning the 22-year-old would be tried as an adult.
Callan's father also disputed Bunner's claim he was the 18-year-old's boyfriend at the time, according to Alabama.com.
The heartbroken father told the newspaper his daughter had been dating the now-convicted killer previously, but they had broken up before her death and Bunner had trouble 'moving on with his life'.
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