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Two bodies believed to belong to beauty queen Miss Honduras and her sister have been found buried near the spa where they disappeared six days ago.
Authorities were awaiting confirmation from forensic officials that the victims are Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister, Sofia, 23, Honduras National Police director, General Ramon Sabillon said on Wednesday.
Sabillon said Sofia's boyfriend, Plutarco Ruiz, confessed to killing the sisters and led authorities to the bodies buried in a river bank in a mountainous area of Santa Barbara, about 400 kilometres west of Tegucigalpa.
They were found near La Aguagua spa, where they had gone on Thursday to celebrate Ruiz's birthday.
Both women, who grew up in the area, were shot to death and appeared to have been killed the night they disappeared, Sabillon said.
"They were not very astute about assessing the people around them. They were just friendly," the sisters' mother, Teresa Munoz, told Televicentro. "They were taken out by people they hadn't known very long."
An alleged accomplice, Aris Maldonado, was also being held. Sabillon said the two men buried the bodies near the river in hopes that they would decompose quickly.
He said Ruiz apparently shot his girlfriend, Sofia, because she was dancing with another man.
After a fierce argument, he pulled out a pistol and fired at Sofia first, then at Maria Jose as she tried to flee. The beauty queen was shot at least twice in the back, Sabillon said.
Maria Jose Alvarado was crowned Miss Honduras in April and was expected to compete in the Miss World Pageant in London next month.
A pageant representative said Honduras would not compete in the contest this year, given the tragedy.
Police: Two men arrested in deaths of Honduran beauty queen, her sister
By Michael Martinez, Elwyn Lopez and Greg Botelho, CNN
November 19, 2014 -- Updated 2059 GMT (0459 HKT)
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
NEW: More are believed to be involved in sisters' deaths, police tell CNN affiliate
One of those arrested is beauty queen's sister's boyfriend, family tell police
The boyfriend had the most contact with the two sisters, police say
María José Alvarado Muñoz was set to head to London to participate in the pageant
(CNN) -- A Honduran beauty queen and her sister were found dead Wednesday, police said, and the sister's boyfriend and another man have been arrested in connection with the case.
The bodies of María José Alvarado Muñoz, the reigning Miss World Honduras, and her sister, Sofia Trinidad Alvarado, were found in a mountainous area beside a river after they had been missing for several days, Honduran police said in comments aired by CNN affiliate Televicentro.
Plutarco Antonio Ruiz Rodriguez and Aris Valentin Maldonado Mejia are now in police custody, and investigators believe more people are involved in the sisters' deaths, Police Commissioner Casco Torres told Televicentro.
Ruiz is Sofia's boyfriend, police say, according to CNN en Español.
Search for motive in beauty queen death
The sisters disappeared last Thursday night after going to a spa for a birthday party for Ruiz in Santa Barbara, northwest of the capital of Tegucigalpa, police told CNN en Español.
Ruiz is suspected of killing the two sisters, said Leandro Osorio, chief of the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Ruiz also "is considered the person who was most in contact" with the victims, Deputy Police Commissioner Rolando Casco added, according to Televicentro.
Alvarado, 19, was supposed to leave for London soon to participate in the Miss World pageant, police said.
Their family reported the women's disappearance on Saturday. Their mother, Teresa Muñoz, initially believed her two daughters were kidnapped.
Eduardo Zablah, director of the pageant in Honduras, told Televicentro that Alvarado and her sister were last seen getting into a vehicle after attending a party last week.
The young woman was to be among the contestants from more than 120 countries who arrive in London this week for early rounds of the Miss World pageant. The final round is scheduled for December 14.
A student from Santa Bárbara, Honduras, Alvarado beat 18 contestants to win the Miss World Honduras crown in April.
In her profile on the pageant's website, she described herself as "dedicated" and said she would someday like to go into government, specifically as a diplomat for her country.
She also said that she liked playing volleyball and soccer, eating Honduran food and performing the country's traditional punta dance.
Julia Morley, the chairman of the Miss World pageant, said contestants will hold a special service Sunday to honor Alvarado and her sister and offer prayers for their families.
"We are devastated by this terrible loss of two young women, who were so full of life," Morley said.
Honduras has the world's highest murder rate, the United Nations reported earlier this year, with 90.4 homicides per 100,000 people in 2012.
