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Krista Dittmeyer Case: Anthony Papile sentenced to 50 years in drug dealing mother's death

Anthony Papile looks back at his family after being sentenced to 50 years in prison Thursday, May 24 in Carroll County Superior court, in Ossipee, N.H. AP Photo/Jim Cole

(CBS/AP) OSSIPEE, N.H. - New Hampshire man Anthony Papile was sentenced 50 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the disappearance and death of 20-year-old drug dealing, Maine mother Krista Dittmeyer last year.

On April 2011, Dittmeyer's car was found idling in the Cranmore Mountain ski area's parking lot with her 14-month-old baby unharmed inside. Dittmeyer's body was found in a nearby a pond four days later. Her cause of death was prolonged cold water submersion.

Prosecutors said Dittmeyer was lured to a friend's apartment where she was clubbed by Papile, 29, who plotted to steal drugs and money from her.

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