A judge in southwest Ohio's Warren County sentenced Brookport resident Terry Froman on Thursday. The judge followed the recommendation of jurors who this month found Froman guilty of aggravated murder and kidnapping in the September 2014 slaying of Kimberly Thomas.
Froman's attorney said during the trial evidence would show "mitigating factors."
Prosecutors say Froman became vengeful when Thomas ordered him out of her Mayfield home. They say Froman abducted Thomas from Kentucky after fatally shooting Thomas' 17-year-old son, Eli Mohney.
Froman faces charges in Graves County for Mohney's death.