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Guilty plea in Pueblo murder

A Pueblo man pleaded guilty Thursday to second degree murder for killing his pregnant girlfriend.

Our partners at The Pueblo Chieftain report that Joseph Romero, 57, will be sentenced to 35 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for July 19.

Police said Romero killed his pregnant girlfriend, Phenia Martinez. Her body was found on January 12, 2015 after a search warrant was obtained for an apartment she shared with Romero.

An arrest affidavit says that Romero stabbed Martinez to death.

Romero later turned himself in at the Pueblo Municipal Justice Center

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