Levi Aron To Plead Guilty In Murder Of Leiby Kletzy, 8-Year-Old Brooklyn Boy

Levi Aron To Plead GUILTY
Levi Aron is arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 in New York. Aron was arraigned Thursday in Brooklyn State Supreme Court on charges of murder in the death of Leiby Kletzky whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in a trash bin. The boy's severed feet were found in Aron's refrigerator; carving knives and a bloody board were found in the freezer. (AP Photo/Jesse Ward, Pool)
Levi Aron is arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2011 in New York. Aron was arraigned Thursday in Brooklyn State Supreme Court on charges of murder in the death of Leiby Kletzky whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in a trash bin. The boy's severed feet were found in Aron's refrigerator; carving knives and a bloody board were found in the freezer. (AP Photo/Jesse Ward, Pool)

The prime suspect in the gruesome murder of 8-year old Leiby Kletzy is expected to plead guilty in court next week.

Sources tell The Daily News Levi Aron will accept a plea bargain and thus receive a sentence of 40 years in prison.

In July 2011, Aron was arrested for the kidnapping and brutal murder of Kletzy, after police raided Aron's Brooklyn home to find Kletzy's body dismembered and stored inside Aron's refrigerator.

Kletzky went missing after walking home from religious day camp, the first time his parents allowed him to walk by himself.

Aron originally pleaded not guilty to the charge of second-degree murder and kidnapping charges.

Aron allegedly confessed to the charges, but defense lawyers later said he was coerced into admission.

36-year old Aron will appear in court on Thursday, August 9. In the meantime, lawyers warn Aron could change his mind about the plea bargain.

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