CARLISLE, Pa. -- A man who strangled his 18-year-old Russian wife and left her body in a Carlisle field apologized in court Friday and pleaded no contest to third-degree murder and kidnapping 15 years after the crime happened.
Theodore Solano, 49, killed Natalia Miller in 1993. Miller's body went unidentified until 2004. Investigators said they were able to connect Miller to Solano because they found some of his DNA on her body. A sample of Solano's DNA was available because he had been convicted in a separate sex crime.
"I have deep remorse in my heart for the Miller family," Solano told the judge on Friday
Solano also said that this situation is a big "wake-up" call for him. The judge responded by telling Solano that this was one of the most heinous crimes he had ever seen.
Miller's mother and sister said they still want to know why Solano killed their loved one.
"For what? For what? And everybody tell(s) me, 'He is a murder(er) and he will never explain for what,'" said Miller's mother, Olga Shugar.
District Attorney Dave Freed said he could never pinpoint why Solano killed Miller, but he said the circumstantial evidence and the DNA were overwhelming.
Solano was sentenced to 17 to 40 years in state prison.
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