This Marine was identified as Christopher Lee, 29, who was arrested in Alaska after Erin's body was recovered from the mine shaft. Lee told the court that he pushed Corwin into the mine shaft head first. All Rights Reserved. Ex-Marine found guilty of murdering pregnant lover - ABC13 Houston Chris even wrote a poem to Erin which read: 'Like if or not you still hold a piece of my heart, Ready or not, we were gonna get caught. Alleged lover of Marine's missing wife arrested in Alaska All Rights Reserved. Corwin's body was found hidden 100 feet down a mine shaft in a remote area of the high desert near Joshua Tree National Park after a nearly two-month search. Read More: Where is Jonathan Corwin Now? "I made the decision to kill her," Lee testified Tuesday. Just weeks later they would continue their romance, again behind their partner's back. Marine's wife found dead in California mine shaft - Daily Herald KABC reported that Lee said he killed Corwin not because she was pregnant but because he believed she had molested one of his family members. On that fateful day, they had argued over his behavior and her allegedly molesting his daughter before he ultimately snapped. Christopher Brandon Lee, 24, is accused of killing the pregnant wife of a Marine corporal and throwing her body down a 140-feet mine shaft outside Joshua Tree National Park two months ago. He was 28. The hate I felt that day. Officials say that Lee was the father of Erin's baby, and it was suggested that he had killed her because he was afraid his wife, Nicole, would take their six-year-old daughter, Liberty, away from him. Brandon Lee Getty Images. The hate I felt that day, it was something I never want to experience again. And when the time came for him to be sentenced, he made another statement, apologizing to Erins friends and family for the hurt and pain he caused while still maintaining the story he had stuck to throughout his trial. Dylan Eason and Isaiah Churchwell were convicted of murdering Cynthia William "Patrick" Alexander remains in prison for murder. "I cannot understand why anyone would think murder is OK, how that would get rid of your problems," she said.