Guilty Plea In Adrienne Shelly Killing

A construction worker has pleaded guilty to manslaughter, admitting he strangled actress Adrienne Shelly while trying to rob her in her New York City apartment.

Shelly was killed in her Greenwich Village home in November 2006. Her body was then hanged to make the death look like a suicide.

Diego Pillco entered his guilty plea Thursday. The illegal immigrant from Ecuador said Shelly had threatened to call police after she caught him stealing money from her purse.

Pillco is expected to receive 25 years in prison when he is sentenced on March 6.

Shelly appeared in the movies "The Unbelievable Truth" in 1989 and "Trust" in 1990. She wrote, directed and co-starred in "Waitress," which also featured Keri Russell.