The teenager’s name cannot be released because he was a minor at the time of the crime. He pleaded guilty in a Sydney court Monday to killing 17-year-old David Auchterlonie. Auchterlonie’s body was found last year in the remote Belanglo State Forest southwest of Sydney.
The teen convicted in the slaying is a relative of Ivan Milat. Milat is serving a life sentence for killing seven young backpackers between 1989 and 1992.
Milat buried his victims in the Belanglo forest — the same forest where Auchterlonie was killed.
Auchterlonie’s killer will be sentenced on Dec. 2. He faces up to life in prison.