SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A man charged with the murder of two people, including a pregnant woman, and the death of her unborn child pleaded guilty in a San Diego federal courtroom on Monday, authorities said.

Benjamin Madrigal-Birrueta, 22, an undocumented Mexican national who was living in Yakima, Washington, admitted that he killed a man and his pregnant wife three years ago and buried their bodies near a remote ranch.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California, Madrigal-Birrueta and his co-conspirators shot Cesar Murillo, 44, multiple times in the back of his head and torso on Aug. 28, 2022, during an argument.

Then, the co-conspirators buried Murillo's body near the ranch outside of Yakima per Madrigal-Birrueta's orders, authorities said.

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