Indiana man gets life in prison for 1975 killing of teen who "fought for her life"

An Indiana man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1975 killing of a 17-year-old girl who was found dead in a river after she failed to return home from her job at a church camp.

A Noble County judge sentenced Fred Bandy Jr., 69, on Tuesday to a life term with the possibility of parole in Laurel Jean Mitchell's August 1975 death. The Goshen man was convicted of first-degree murder this month following a bench trial.

A message was left seeking comment from Bandy's attorney Wednesday.