By Louis Casiano, msnbc.com
The leader of a?religious?group accused of killing a woman and a 4-year-old boy pleaded guilty?to two counts of murder in a?Durham courtroom Monday, NBCRaleigh.com reported.
With his guilty plea, Peter Moses Jr., 28, will avoid the death penalty. The victims, Antoninetta McKoy, 28, and 4-year-old Jadon Higganbothan, lived with Moses and his religious group, the Black Hebrews,?NBCRaleigh.com reported. The victims were not related.
The group believes they are directly?descended?from?the ancient tribes of Israel, according to NBCRaleigh.com
Moses said he believed the Higganbothan was gay like his father, and that it was unacceptable to his religious beliefs, the station reported.?The victims' bodies were?discovered?by a plumber in June 2011 in the back yard of Moses' mother's home after being reported missing in?February.
Prosecutors?said Moses shot Higganbothan in a garage in front of his mother. Officials believe McKoy was killed because she tried to escape the religious group and feared she would tell police about the murder, ABCRaleigh.com?reported.
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When McKoy tried to escape, Moses instructed the other women in the group to shoot her after they beat her for hours, ABCRaleigh.com reported.
In addition to Moses, six others were indicted in the killings.?They have not yet entered pleas.
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