10/24/06

Man who admitted killing woman gets more than 9 years

Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2006

By Marcie Young
Charlotte Observer
Staff Writer

A Caldwell County man who admitted killing his girlfriend two years ago will serve more than 9 years in prison.

A Superior Court judge in Lenoir on Monday sentenced Bryan Keith Hoyle, 35, to a minimum of 114 months, or more than nine years, and a maximum of 12 years, said Lt. Chris Brackett of the Caldwell County Sheriff's Office.

Hoyle admitted to the Sept. 24, 2004, slaying of 27-year-old Elizabeth Christina Runion and pleaded guilty to a second murder charge, Brackett said.

Runion disappeared in late September 2004. Her body was found wrapped in a blanket and partially covered by brush eight months later near Globe Road in northern Caldwell County, Brackett said.

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