Killer gets life for slaying Little Falls man, assuming identity

Jury convicts man of murdering Little Falls man, burning his body.

Last update: November 5, 2008 - 10:13 PM

MILACA, MINN. -- It's life in prison for a St. Cloud-area man convicted of killing a Little Falls man and assuming his identity.

This week, a Mille Lacs County jury convicted Jeremy Hull of first-degree murder for the death of 21-year-old Lewis Wilczek in April 2007.

Moments after the verdict was read, Judge Steven Anderson sentenced the 25-year-old Hull to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Hull was arrested after St. Cloud police stopped Wilczek's pickup and found Hull driving and claiming to be Wilczek. Hull was accused of withdrawing more than $50,000 from Wilczek's bank accounts after Wilczek disappeared.

Wilczek's burned body was found in a gravel pit near Foreston in May 2007.

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