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[email protected] The Centralia man who pleaded guilty to rape and murder charges in relation to the death of a 2-year-old girl last May was sentenced to serve a minimum of 37½ years in prison Wednesday morning. Lewis County Superior Court Judge James Lawler chose to impose the maxi- mum sentence for the charg- es. James M. Reeder’s total time in prison, however, will be determined near the end of his 37-year term when the state Department of Correc- tions’ Indeterminate Sen- tence Review Board reviews his case and determines how much additional prison time, VIDEO: James Reeder if any, he will serve. The Sentencing Hearing Clips sentence could result in life in prison, depending on the Hear written statements board’s decision. from Koralynn’s family The courtroom was members and statements filled Wednesday morning by Judge James Lawler with family and friends of both the biological parents Go to www.chronline.com of the toddler, Koralynn Fister. Many of them cried throughout the hearing. The parents of the toddler, Becky Heupel and David Fister, sat in the front row of the courtroom as victim ad- vocates read their prepared statements.