A 21-year-old Utah man, Rowdy Lee Aguilar, was found guilty of the 2021 killing of his 15-year-old friend, Ivan “Nick” Vetecnik. Aguilar, who was 17 at the time, stabbed Vetecnik to death. Then, he dismembered him and dumped his body parts in garbage bags.

According to a release issued by the Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office, Aguilar pleaded guilty with a mental condition to aggravated murder. He will be held in a youth secure care facility until he turns 25. Then, he will be transferred to the Utah State Correctional Facility to serve the remainder of his sentence.

Aguilar will be sentenced on December 5, 2025. He faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years to life in prison.

“This tragic loss of life shocked not only our community, but people around the world,” Salt Lake

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