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OTHELLO – An all An alleged illegal alien will be tried March 23 in the slayings and dismemberment of two women whose remains were found in an abandoned vehicle last month.

Mauricio Nava-Garibay, 28, believed to have been living in Othello, is facing charges of first-degree murder with a deadly weapon enhancement and second-degree murder in the slayings of Dora Elia Martinez, 57, and her daughter, Guadalupe Martinez, 30, records show. A jury trial has been set for 9 a.m. March 23.

Both charges include a domestic violence sentencing enhancement, records show.

He is being held on $1 milli...