Chris Lee was arrested for first-degree murder with a special circumstance of "lying in wait." That's because Chris and Erin did meet at Joshua Tree the day she went missing. In a statement at his sentencing, Lee repeated that he killed Corwin in a rage and confessed to save his humanity, according to The Press Enterprise. Erin Corwin's body was found 100 feet down a mine shaft in a remote area of the high desert near Joshua Tree National Park after a nearly two-month search. Former Marine admits he killed his alleged lover, then tossed her body According to court documents, Corwin and Lee planned to go hunting about two hours from their homes on June 28, 2014 the day she was murdered. But they wouldn't say whether the cases of Christopher Brandon Lee, 24, and Erin Corwin, 20, are connected. Lee initially denied the affair to authorities. Chris also stated that he confessed to killing his girlfriend to save his humanity.. Mom Strangled Her 3 Children to Death After She Heard a 'Man's Voice Telling Her To': Prosecutors, Everything to Know About the Murdaugh Family Murders, Including Alex's Conviction, Alex Murdaugh Goes on Trial and Snapchat Rep Will Testify After Revelation of Son's Video Before Death, Husband of Missing Pa. As a child growing up in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Erin Heavilin was an animal lover with a talent for taming horses no one else could tame. "I was controlled by the anger. Daugherty asked if he's the one who strangled her, and Lee said "Yes I am.". They would often accuse the other of overspending, and their disagreements would often end in screaming matches. 25-year-old Lee is being held on a federal hold, said Cynthia Kott, a booking clerk at the Anchorage Correctional Complex. He says hes honestly not sure how Im going to react. 'Secrets Of A Marine's Wife' Is Based On The True Story Of A - Bustle On the day Erin Corwin died, the 19-year-old was excited. Heavlin said the affair did not justify her daughter's murder. THE COLDEST CASE:45 years ago, a Palm Springs woman was killed for $7. Christopher Brandon Lee, 27, made those statements after taking the stand Thursday in testimony that continued into Tuesday, The Desert Sun reported. "He had to form a story to mitigate the damage," Daugherty said. Erin Corwin was a 19-year-old pregnant Marine wife who trusted the wrong man with her heart, and paid for that mistake with her life. On November 3, 2016, Christopher Brandon Lee was found guilty of murdering Erin Corwin and abandoning her body at the bottom of a 100-foot mine shaft in the California desert. Being almost six years older than the teenager and her husband, married, and with a daughter of his own, Chris (and his wife) struck up a friendship with the newlywed couple, which soon turned into an affair for him and Erin. "I'm not angry anymore and I'm no longer scared to tell the truth. Suddenly, one of them paused the game, and Erin glanced in his direction..