User account not highlighted in preference pane, can't delete

After using Migration Assistant to populate a new PB, I now have 2 admin accounts. After consolodating files, I am unable to delete the one that I don't need, but as it's not highlighted in the System Users/Groups Preference pane, a simple deletion doesn't work. I dragged its User folder to the trash and restarted, but the account won't go away. What am I missing?

As Zlig already said, make sure:
A). You're not logged into the account you're wanting to delete;
B). You have the padlock unlocked at the bottom left of System Preferences

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