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Clayton Bo Eichler has pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder on what was to be the first day of his two-week trial in Regina.

The Crown is seeking a mandatory life sentence with parole eligibility after 20 years. The defence has said its in agreement with sentenced proposed by the Crown.

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Court has been adjourned until Tuesday to allow families time to prepare victim impact statements.

Eichler, 35, was responsible the death of Kelly Nicole Goforth, a 21-year-old whose body was found in an east Regina dumpster on Sept. 25, 2013, a day after it’s alleged she was killed.

His other victim, 23-year-old Richele Lee Bear, was reported missing Aug. 24, 2013. It’s alleged she was killed sometime between Aug. 1 and Dec. 31, 2013, although she has never been found.

He’d originally faced two counts of first-degree murder int hose deaths, but plead guilty to the lesser offences.

It’s believed both women were strangled. Goforth’s body had been wrapped in garbage bags and placed in a hockey bag then put in the dumpster.