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updated 4:39 p.m. ET May 31, 2008

LAS VEGAS - Bodybuilding champions Craig Titus and Kelly Ryan entered last-minute guilty pleas in Las Vegas in connection with the death of their personal assistant.

Titus pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping in the death of 28-year-old Melissa James. The woman's body was found in a burned car outside Las Vegas in December 2005.

Ryan pleaded guilty late Friday to arson and battery charges.

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The married couple had been set for trial beginning Monday. Now their sentencing is set for July 18.

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