Two teens, 19 and 13, accused of gruesome killing at Cornelius park
HILLSBORO – Alejandro Aguilar-Mandujano passed the phone to his 13-year-old buddy, nicknamed Lil Kid, as they sat in the back of a car behind a man who allegedly owed Aguilar-Mandujano money.
"Got my back?" the 19-year-old texted Lil Kid.
Yes, Lil Kid replied.
When all three arrived at Steamboat Park in Cornelius, they got out of the car and Aguilar-Mandujano started arguing with the passenger, 19-year-old Eduardo Aldrade-Alcanter, about the owed money.
The argument got more and more heated. Finally, Lil Kid smacked Aldrade-Alcanter in the head with the tire iron that Aguilar-Mandujano handed him earlier, a police report said.
Blood flowed from Aldrade-Alcanter's head as he grabbed the weapon and said, "Stop! Stop! Stop! You're my homie!" Then, the police report said, Aguilar-Mandujano stabbed him multiple times in the side. He handed the knife to Lil Kim and the 13-year-old stabbed Aldrade-Alcanter in the chest and neck, the police report said. Aguilar-Mandujano then stabbed Aldrade-Alcanter in the head so hard that the knife blade broke off, according to the document.
The gruesome end to Aldrade-Alcanter's life is outlined in court documents that prosecutors will use to try Aguilar-Mandujano of Hillsboro for aggravated murder in the Oct. 2, 2009 slaying. Aguilar-Mandujano could face the death penalty if convicted. He was denied bail at a hearing Tuesday.
The 13-year-old is in the custody of juvenile authorities. A hearing on whether to try him as an adult will be held next month. Because of his age, he's not eligible for the death penalty.
According to court documents, the trouble began when Aguilar-Mandujano bought a stolen gun. Aldrade-Alcanter borrowed it then left the gun on a back porch of an apartment and someone turned it in to police. Aldrade-Alcanter also borrowed $1,000 from Aguilar-Mandujano, who allegedly is a member of the Hillside 12th Street gang.
A childhood friend of Aguilar-Mandujano's told police Aguilar-Mandujano was angry about the incident with the revolver. He said he was told that Aldrade-Alcanter had "snitched" to police, resulting in jail time for Aguilar-Mandujano and the loss of his cafeteria job at Intel, where he worked with Aldrade-Alcanter.
Aguilar-Mandujano told police he planned to kill Aldrade-Alcanter and take the $3,000 the teen had withdrawn from the bank on the day of the incident to buy a car. Aguilar-Mandujano offered Lil Kid $800 to help. At the time, Lil Kid was dating Aguilar-Mandujano's little sister and thought her brother was a "cool guy." So, according to court documents, the 13-year-old thought of saying no for about 20 seconds before agreeing to participate.
After the killing, Aguilar-Mandujano allegedly kicked Aldrade-Alcanter's body down a ravine. It landed in the Tualatin River. Police recovered it after a friend of Aguilar-Mandujano's told police what had happened. According to court documents, the friend said Aguilar-Mandujano described the crime to him and asked him to get rid of some clothes in his car. Then he threatened to hurt him or his family if he went to police.
Police recovered Aldrade-Alcanter's body several days after he was killed. He was wearing a blood-soaked shirt covered with silt and algae, denim jeans, a chain bracelet and his Intel ID badge.
On Tuesday, Aguilar-Mandujano sat impassively in an orange jail-issue jumpsuit as his attorney, Greg Scholl, asked Washington County Circuit Court Judge Marco A. Hernandez for more time to prepare for the trial. This November's scheduled trial date would be too soon, Scholl said.
"It's not easy to defend a death penalty case," he said. "If the defendant is convicted, we know the case will be reviewed by some very smart people who have plenty of time to second-guess."
Prosecutor Rob Bletko said the case is "rather straightforward." Court documents show Aguilar-Mandujano and Lil Kid have confessed.
"Delay always works against the state," Bletko said. The victim's family, he said, wants the case resolved "as quickly as possible."
Hernandez rejected Bletko's argument and moved the trial to April 2011.
"The state is seeking death," he said. "The defense gets as much time as they need."
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