Ingrid Lyne Murderer Faces 28-Year Prison Sentence

John Charlton, seen above in the red jumpsuit, originally pleaded not guilty to Lyne's murder in April of last year, but reached a plea deal with prosecutors. HG

After pleading guilty to murdering 40-year-old Swedish Medical Center nurse Ingrid Lyne, stealing her car, and dumping some of her remains in Central District recycling bins, John Charlton will face a 28-year sentence in state prison.

Lyne's family reported her missing on Saturday, April 9, 2016, one day after the divorced mother of three had attended a Mariners game on a date with Charlton, a 37-year-old she'd been seeing for a month. That same day, Lyne's mother, Jorga Bass, texted Charlton in search of her daughter, but Charlton stopped responding to her messages.

At 4 p.m. the same day, a resident living in the Central District discovered human remains in his recycling bins. A further search of Lyne's home revealed blood and tissue in the plumbing beneath her bathtub.

Charlton, whose parents petitioned for a restraining order against him a decade earlier after he threatened his mother by telling her to watch a serial killer movie and "beware," was arrested a day later. Charlton had a lengthy rap sheet, including aggravated robbery.

In the sentencing recommendation from Charlton's defense and prosecutors, attorneys wrote: "No words from Mr. Charlton can alleviate the loss to Ms. Lyne's family, particularly her children, but his act of pleading guilty as charged and agreeing to this sentence speaks for itself. The plea and an agreed sentence is a far more respectful decision."

The 28-year sentence, or 333 months, marks the maximum sentence for first degree murder in the state's standard sentencing range. Charlton's vehicle theft sentence will be served concurrently with his homicide conviction.