>> she could have been looking at a total of 339 years. >> ellen's defense attorney asked the judge for leniency. >> she does ask, your honor, that the court sentence her to five years in prison which will allow her to at least be at her daughter's graduation from college. >> the judge addressed ellen directly, focusing on that construction waste she had buried on top of her husband's body. >> it was reported that you unceremoniously threw trash in the same hole that mr. snyder had been placed. >> and with that, ellen was given the maximum sentence of 11 years behind bars. >> ms. snyder, hopefully once you are released you can get things together and go forward in life. >> and she hopes to. when we spoke with ellen shortly after her sentencing, ellen said that she worried most about her children.