<p>A confessed prostitute who said she murdered three men in a one-night robbery spree on orders from her pimp pleaded guilty Friday in a DeKalb County courtroom.</p><p>With the plea, 20-year-old Falicia Blakely avoided a possible death sentence and may open the door to a murder case against the pimp.</p><p>As relatives of her victims listened in the courtroom, Blakely read a statement saying, I am so sorry ... I can only pray at some point in your life you will forgive me and get over this awful misfortune that I have caused you.</p><p>Blakely, who was 18 at the time of the crimes, admitted she shot and killed Raymond Goodwin, 34, and Claudell Christmas, 35, in an apartment off Buford Highway on Aug. 15, 2002. She said that less than 12 hours later, she killed Lemetrius Twitty, 29, in his apartment near Clarkston.</p><p>Superior Court Judge Clarence Seeliger sentenced her to three consecutive life terms with no chance of parole. Prosecutors dropped their request for a death sentence in exchange for the plea.</p><p>Defense lawyer Claudia Saari told Seeliger that Blakely was sexually abused as a child and eventually fell under the spell of a man who showered her with gifts but turned out to be a brutal pimp.</p><p>Blakely is HIV-positive and suspects the pimp infected her, said her attorney.</p><p>On the night of the crimes, Blakely and another woman were with Goodwin and Christmas when the pimp called her five times and told her to kill the men or be killed herself, Saari said. After she shot both men, the pimp ordered another robbery, leading to Twittys killing, the lawyer said.</p><p>Blakely is expected to testify against Ameshia Ervin, 22, who is accused of participating in the fatal robberies. Ervin is scheduled to go to trial in March.</p><p>Assistant District Attorney Tom Clegg said authorities will talk to Blakely about her allegations against the pimp and will consider charging him with the murders.</p>
