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A North Carolina artisan has confessed to killing and mutilating the body of a pregnant former Food Network Star contestant and her husband in 2015

A North Carolina has pleaded guilty artisan pregnant former Food Network Star contestant and her husband in 2015, PEOPLE confirms.

On Thursday, the 37-year-Robert Jason Owens admitted in court to killing Cristie Schoen Codd, her husband, JT Codd, and daughter of their unborn, Skylar, in what authorities called a "murder most disturbing in history of the [local]. "

Owens, who was in the midst of disposing of the bodies when he was arrested in 2015, pleaded guilty to three counts of second-degree murder and two counts of dismembering the remains, according to authorities.

He will spend 59 and a half to 74 and a half years in prison. He is no longer facing the death penalty as part of the request.

In, Buncombe County, North Carolina, Attorney Todd Williams called the deal "is tantamount to a death sentence in jail."

Owens worked for Codds as artisan contractors before they were killed. He was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder crimes, the crime of murder of the unborn child, breaking and entering and theft.

She claimed she accidentally ran Cristie and her husband as they try to help him get the truck out of the ditch,

But some questions about what really happened remain unanswered - .. and maybe stay like that

"Because no witnesses are still alive and Jason Owens has exclusive control of the scene for a few days, and he has almost completed the project awful cremating victims remnants, we will never know a lot of facts -fakta about Codds' death, "DA Williams said in a statement.

Owens previously told investigators that he used an electric saw to cut up Codds' body,

To hide the evidence, Owens said he was burning the remains in the wood stove at his estate. He also said he sold some personal items the couple to make them look like a robbery loss.

Codds reported missing from their home in Leicester, North Carolina, on March 15, 2015, by concerned family members. The next day, investigators found the remains of them after receiving a tip.

Christie, 38, is catering film set with some credit as an actress and stuntwoman, and JT, 45, working behind the scenes in the film and TV as a handle. (Cristie appeared on season eight of Food Network Star, in 2012.)

The couple had bought 36 acres outside of Asheville, North Carolina, according to friends, and work towards creating a self-sufficient farm to support the eventual goal they opened a cafe farm to table.

they were married months before their deaths in a community center near their home, in a joyous ceremony in which a large number of guests including Owens.

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lawyers Owens', Victoria Jayne and Sean Devereux, could not be reached for comment on the petition.

In court, Jayne said his client was sorry and 'grateful' to close. case,

After hearing the sentence of his, Owens addressed partner's family: "I want you to know that I am truly sorry for the loss of your loved ones and the pain and suffering it caused you," he said, Citizen Times reports.

"I thank you mercy are left with this court to show. I'm really sorry. "

The prosecutor also share a message with the family.

Williams ended his statement by saying, "I hope the Christie family, J.T. and Skylar peace and privacy as they continue to cope as best anyone can cope with the loss they have suffered be repaired. "

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