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Erik Mendoza
Coverage of Erik Mendoza in the Nexus archive.
- Wisconsin teen sentenced to life in brutal slaying of 5-year-old boy found in dumpster
Erik Mendoza, then 15, was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal slaying of a 5-year-old boy found in a dumpster. He is not eligible for release for 50 years.
- Wisconsin teen sentenced to life in brutal slaying of 5-year-old boy found in dumpster
An 18-year-old Wisconsin man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2023 murder of a 5-year-old Milwaukee boy, Prince McCree, after pleading guilty to first-degree homicide and other charges. The case led to the Prince Act, a law expanding Wisconsin's missing-child alert system, and co-defendant David Pietura also received a life sentence. McCree's parents delivered emotional victim impact statements during the sentencing hearing.