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Kyle Dube who used Facebook to lure teen to death gets 60 years

A Maine man who lured a 15-year-old girl to her death with a fake Facebook profile has been sentenced to 60 years in prison.

Kyle Dube, of Orono, was convicted of killing Nichole Cable. 

On Friday, a judge imposed 60 years for murder and 30 years for kidnapping, to be served concurrently.

Jailed: Kyle Dube, 21, (mugshot left) was sentenced to 60 years in jail for the kidnapping and murder of 15-year-old high school sophomore Nichole Cable (right) in May of 2013 in Maine

Justice: Nichole Cable's mother, Kristine Wiley, and stepfather Jason Wiley stand outside the Penobscot Judicial Center after Kyle Dube's sentencing

Justice: Nichole Cable's mother, Kristine Wiley, and stepfather Jason Wiley stand outside the Penobscot Judicial Center after Kyle Dube's sentencing

Pleading: Kyle Dube's father, Greg Dube, walks back to his seat after making a statement about his son. He was later sentenced to 60 years in prison

Pleading: Kyle Dube's father, Greg Dube, walks back to his seat after making a statement about his son. He was later sentenced to 60 years in prison

Kyle Dube is escorted into the courtroom at the Penobscot Judicial Center before his sentencing on Friday

Kyle Dube is escorted into the courtroom at the Penobscot Judicial Center before his sentencing on Friday

Witness: Dube's ex-girlfriend has told how  he confessed to killing Nichole Cable, 15, (pictured) dumping her body in woodland in Bangor, Maine

Witness: Dube's ex-girlfriend has told how  he confessed to killing Nichole Cable, 15, (pictured) dumping her body in woodland in Bangor, Maine

Prosecutors say Dube abducted Nichole to have sex with her.

Police say Dube told others he'd intended to kidnap her and become a hero by rescuing her in May 2013.

She died from asphyxiation. 

Her body was found after an eight-day search. 

Cable died of asphyxiation and her remains were found in the woods in Old Town on May 20 after an eight-day search.

Dube had covered up her body with leaves and sticks. 

The phony Facebook profile used to set up the meeting was traced to Dube's home, and DNA evidence pointed to him, as well. 

Several people also testified that Dube confessed.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Marchese called the crime 'a cautionary tale'.

She said. 'It's a cautionary tale to everyone to be careful when you are using social media.'

During the two-week trial, the prosecution's case centered on Dube's use of a phony Facebook account to lure Cable out of her home.

The profile, under the name of another man who was not involved in Cable's abduction, was traced back to Dube's home.

During testimony, that man told jurors he was aware Dube didn't like him.

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Share Killer: The jury took 45 minutes to convict Kyle Dube, 21, of the murder of Nicole Gable, after an 'overhwleming' amount of evidence was presented over the nine-day trial. Here he is seen on Friday before sentencing

Killer: The jury took 45 minutes to convict Kyle Dube, 21, of the murder of Nicole Gable, after an 'overhwleming' amount of evidence was presented over the nine-day trial. Here he is seen on Friday before sentencing

Backfired: Dube planned to rescue Cable, but she died of asphyxiation and was found after an eight-day search

DNA evidence also tied Dube to Cable's disappearance and several people, including fellow inmates and an ex-girlfriend, testified Dube confessed to the crime.

The convicted felon told others that he'd intended to abduct Cable and later come to her rescue, according to police.

His plan was to kidnap her while wearing a ski mask and return later without the disguise and find her.

Dube's attorneys professed his innocence and said someone else must have committed the kidnapping and murder.

Dube, who pleaded not guilty, did not testify.

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