Just days before his NSW Supreme Court trial Daniel James Holdom has pleaded guilty to the murder of his girlfriend and her young daughter.
The 43-year-old on Tuesday owned up to the death of Karlie Pearce-Stevenson in mid-December 2008, in the Belanglo State Forest, and Khandalyce Pearce days later in the Wagga Wagga area of NSW.
The remains of the 20-year-old were found in the forest in 2010 but were not identified for five years until after the discovery of her two-year-old daughter's remains on the side of a road in South Australia in 2015.
A key piece of evidence was a photograph of the mother's body in the forest, allegedly found on an SD card from Holdom's phone.
Holdom allegedly used his victim's credit card for years after her death, withdrawing $71,770 and texted Karlie's mother from her phone to create the illusion she was safe.
He will face a sentence hearing on September 28.
