Man gets life sentence for murder of Wichita woman

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A man convicted of killing a Wichita woman whose body was found after she was reported missing, faces the possibility of spending the rest of his life in prison.

In Sedgwick County District Court on Monday, a judge sentenced Kyle Bearden to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years in the July murder of 31-year-old Mariana Christian. Bearden faces an additional 181 months (15 years, one month) on charges that include kidnapping and robbery.

In August, Bearden pleaded guilty in the case. Christian, last seen on July 19, was reported missing on July 21. Her body was found in a southeast Wichita park on July 25.