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OTHELLO, Wash. - Deputies arrested a 28-year-old man following the discovery of multiple bodies in an abandoned vehicle near Othello in eastern Washington.
Adams County sheriff’s deputies arrested Mauricio Nava-Garibay on Thursday, hours after finding the female bodies, KXLY-TV of Spokane reported.
The man waived his rights and agreed to an interview, according to court documents.
He told authorities he got in a fight with his girlfriend, Dora Martinez, on Wednesday evening and stabbed her and strangled her with an extension court in the garage of a home.
A second woman, Guadalupe Martinez, entered the garage and Nava-Garibay told officers he also killed her.
He told authorities he dismembered their bodies because they were too heavy to lift. He then drove to a location where he left the car with the bodies inside.
According to the Adams County Sheriff's Office, the suspect was booked into the Adams County Jail on Thursday for suspicion of first-degree murder and potentially other charges.
Investigators said someone called authorities to report blood on the hood of a car in the 2200 block of Charla Road. When deputies arrived, they discovered a body inside of the car.
The Washington State Crime Lab Response Team responded to the scene and collected evidence and found more human remains in the trunk of the vehicle.
Authorities say the victim’s bodies are in such poor condition that they cannot be identified immediately.
Sheriff Dale Wagner called the investigation "very tasking and delicate."
He asked that anyone with information that could help in the investigation to call the sheriff’s office at 509-659-1122 and said callers can remain anonymous.
Othello is about 180 miles southeast of Seattle.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.