Christian Aguilar funeral info: Miami funeral services today for slain University of Florida student
University of Florida student, Christian Aguilar went missing Sept. 20. The Miami native's body wasn't found until three weeks later by hunters in a rural Levy County location.
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Posted: 10/23/2012
MIAMI -- The casket carrying slain University of Florida student Christian Aguilar was brought back to Miami on Monday in preparation for a funeral mass scheduled for today.
The body of Aguilar, an 18-year-old freshman, was discovered Oct. 12 in a rural area of Levy County.
An 18-year-old friend of Aguilar's, Pedro Bravo, has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with his death.
The two were close friends from Miami-Dade who both enrolled at the Gainesville university this year.
According to a Sweetwater city official who has been giving out information for Aguilar's family, a funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday in St. Dominic's Catholic Church, 5909 NW 7th St., Miami.
Burial will follow at 3 p.m. in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Cemetery, 11411 NW 25th St. in Doral.
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