Wright’s family previously told Channel 2 Action News that the teen went to Ramoutar’s Wright Birch Drive home the night before her body was found.

“We were sitting on the bed, laughing, joking about things that were starting to look up for us,” Melinda Wright said. “She said, ‘Bye. I love you. I’ll be back.’”

Newton deputies were sent to residence after one of Romoutar’s relatives called 911. The family member, prosecutors said, told authorities Romoutar reached out and said he had killed his girlfriend.

Deputies found him behind the house, and Wright was found dead inside, according to prosecutors. He confessed to law enforcement, too, they said. An autopsy by the GBI found that Wright died from strangulation.

It’s not clear why Romoutar killed Wright. There were no signs of issues between the couple, Wright’s family said.

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After accepting Romoutar’s guilty plea, Superior Court Judge Samuel Ozburn handed down the sentence.