NEW : The DA says justice `` absolutely '' was served in this case with the plea deal . NEW : The victim 's biological mother is `` pleased and satisfied '' with the result , he says . TL;DR A New York man who killed his girlfriend has been sentenced to life without parole for killing her after she refused sex. As part of a plea agreement , Elisa Baker admitted killing Zahra Baker and attempting to thwart investigators by planting a fake ransom note at the family 's Hickory , North Carolina , home in October 2010 . She will spend between 14 and 18 years in prison , judge says .
NEW : The DA says justice `` absolutely '' was served in this case with the plea deal . NEW : The victim 's biological mother is `` pleased and satisfied '' with the result , he says . TL;DR A New York man who killed his girlfriend has been sentenced to life without parole for killing her after she refused sex. She will spend between 14 and 18 years in prison , judge says .