Man who murdered mother gets parole hearing, though he was told he'd spend his life in prison

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Andy Leon Vigil, 54, had a parole hearing Tuesday.

Vigil was convicted in 1990 of killing his mother and sexually abusing a 4-year-old child.

He claims his actions were impulsive and expressed remorse during the hearing.

SALT LAKE CITY — A man originally facing a possible death sentence, who was told in 1997 he would serve the rest of his life in prison, went before a member of the parole board on Tuesday.

Andy Leon Vigil, 54, was convicted in 1990 of criminal homicide and sex abuse of a child. He was also originally charged with capital murder and also for sexually assaulting his mother, Juanita Madrigal, 40, and raping the 4-year-old girl. The aggravated sexual assault charge was dropped and the rape charge reduced as part of a plea deal in which prosecutors agreed n