Louisiana man Daniel Callihan pleaded guilty in Mississippi on Monday to charges related to a case in which he killed his ex-girlfriend before taking her daughters across state lines and killing the younger child.

The plea by Callihan is the third lifesaving one he’s made over the past two months, ensuring he does not have to face the death penalty. He pleaded guilty on Aug. 7 in federal court and on Sept. 26 in Louisiana state court. He was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in Louisiana, sentenced to life without parole in Mississippi, and will be sentenced to a minimum of life in prison by a federal judge later this year.

“My responsibility is to ensure the safety of the public in rendering my verdict,” Hinds County Circuit Judge Debra Gibson said Monday when handing down the

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