Jolee Callan is pictured here in the last photo of her taken by the man who would then kill her. Photo / Lorendaniel Instagram
Jolee Callan is pictured here in the last photo of her taken by the man who would then kill her. Photo / Lorendaniel Instagram
Warning: Distressing content
These are the chilling photos before an Alabama man shot his girlfriend and threw her off a cliff as part of a failed suicide pact.
Authorities stated Loren Bunner and Jolee Callan - who were dating at the time - travelled to the state park together before the 22-year-old shot her twice, once in the back of the head and once between the eyes, Alabama.com reports.
He then threw the 18-year-old off the 12m cliff, before calling police and confessing he "had murdered his girlfriend".
The pair went on a hike with Bunner's dog before Callan was killed and pushed off the cliff. Photo / lorendaniel Instagram
Callan was found dead at the bottom of a cliff on the Pinhoti Trail in the state's east on August 30, 2015, Daily Mail reports.
The 22-year-old's Instagram page was updated four times on the day of the murder, with each post showing the 18-year-old.
"On our way to go hiking. <3,: the first post read, which was a photo of Callan holding his dog while sitting in the front seat of his car.
The final two posts were pictures by Bunner from behind the 18-year-old, who was standing near the edge of a cliff at the time.
Loren Bunner. Photo /lorendaniel Instagram
Evidence shows Bunner later told investigators the two had made a suicide pact for him to shoot her before turning the gun on himself, however he told police he could not go through with killing himself after shooting Callan.
Bunner, 22, from Vincent, Alabama, was sentenced to 52 years in prison in July after pleading guilty to killing 18-year-old Callan.
A court initially ruled Bunner would be tried as a youthful offender, which would have meant he could have served a maximum of just three years behind bars.
However, that decision was reversed in December last year, meaning the 22-year-old would be tried as an adult.
Callan's father also disputed Bunner's claim he was the 18-year-old's boyfriend at the time, according to Alabama.com.
The heartbroken father told the newspaper his daughter had been dating the now-convicted killer previously, but they had broken up before her death and Bunner had trouble "moving on with his life".
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