The Brief Prince Cunningham was sentenced to 70 years in prison for the 2003 murder of Tyesha Bell. Prince Cunningham was sentenced Friday for the 2003 murder of Tyesha Bell, bringing to a close a case that went unsolved for nearly two decades. Tyesha Bell murder caseA judge sentenced Cunningham, of Yorkville, to 70 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections following his conviction for first-degree murder. Prince Cunningham and Tyesha Bell | ProvidedFor years, Bell's disappearance remained a mystery. "This sentence justly represents the horrific choice that Prince Cunningham made when he chose to take the life of Tyesha Bell.