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Alex Whipple appears before the 1st District Court for his initial appearance on Monday, June 3, 2019 in Logan, Utah. Whipple, a Utah man accused of kidnapping and killing his five-year-old niece, appeared in court for the first time for murder and other charges. Whipple, 21, was handcuffed and quiet while a judge read the charges against him, including aggravated murder and kidnapping. He was refused on bail. (Eli Lucero / Herald Journal, via AP, Pool)
SALT LAKE CITY – Prosecutors have filed new sexual assault charges against a man from Utah accused of the death of his 5-year-old niece.
The authorities claim that additional evidence provided by the Organized Crime Lab resulted in charges of rape and buggery filed Wednesday against Alex Whipple, 21.
Police claim that he killed Elizabeth "Lizzy" Shelley on May 25, after his sister let him spend the night at the family home.
She disappeared for five days before her body was found in a heavily wooded area. Police said Whipple gave his lawyer a map of where the body was concealed in exchange for the promise not to enforce the death penalty.
Whipple is also charged with aggravated murder, child abduction and other charges.
Defense counsel, Shannon Demler, did not immediately return a message asking for comments.
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