An Idaho man will spend decades behind bars for murdering and dismembering a man he had been stalking before reportedly sending the victim's daughter a letter saying he did them a favor by chopping up the still-missing body so they could save on funeral costs.

Alan Douglas Bruce, 70, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of 47-year-old Patrick Shelton, according to court records. Bruce pleaded guilty last month to second-degree murder and evidence destruction. The Custer County Sheriff's Office began investigating on May 10 after Shelton failed to return from a wood cutting trip.

Boise NBC affiliate KTVB obtained an arrest affidavit stating that police recovered Shelton's truck in the area of Big Hill near Forest Service Road 256. Shelton's dog was in the car, but there was n

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