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Confessed murderer to await sentencing

CONFESSED murderer Bo Krister Olsson, 54, will be sentenced next year after he appeared in the Supreme Court yesterday and was arraigned for sentencing submissions in February.

The defendant had already pleaded guilty to the murders of 63-year-old Sherril Pountney and 84-year-old Patricia Phillips when he appeared on June 21.

The bodies were found just after 10am on May 15 when police attended a Millicent address.

The discovery was made after Olsson reported the deaths to the Berri Police Station, more than 400km from where the murders were committed.

According to police, the murders may have occurred as early as May 11 and Olsson may have travelled through the Limestone Coast and Riverland, including Mildura and Broken Hill.

Major crime detectives assisted local police with the investigation, with forensic investigators examining the scene following the discovery.

In August, a garage sale was held at the property where the murders took place before it was placed on the open market.

The house is yet to be sold.

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