Hidalgo County prosecutors want the death penalty for two of the four men charged in a Penitas double murder. Court records show prosecutors are seeking a death sentence for Pedro Ismael Garcia, 24, and Ricardo Gonzalez Jr., 38.

Two other men face the same murder charge, but not the death penalty. They are Alejandro Lopez, 43, and Juan Antonio Alvarado, 36.

All four men are charged with capital murder of multiple persons. Capital murder is the most serious murder charge in Texas. It applies when someone kills more than one person, among other cases. A conviction can mean life in prison with no chance of parole, or death.

The death penalty is the harshest punishment Texas has. It means the state can put a convicted person to death. Prosecutors choose case by case whether to seek it. Here, they are asking for it against two of the four men, not all of them.

The case centers on the deaths of Mario Morales Jr. and Maria Del Socorro Farias. Their bodies were found burned beyond recognition inside a 2013 Volvo in Penitas on Feb. 3, according to court records.

An autopsy found both victims died from homicidal violence. Gunshot wounds killed them, the autopsy showed.

A criminal complaint lays out what investigators say happened next. These are allegations from that complaint. They are not proven facts.

A witness told investigators they saw Pedro Garcia driving away from the scene in a Chevrolet Impala the same day the Volvo was set on fire, the complaint states.

The complaint also includes a striking claim from that same witness. "Pedro also admitted to this same witness to killing 2 people and burning their bodies," the document alleges, according to court records. Prosecutors will have to prove that claim in court.

Investigators searched Ricardo Gonzalez's apartment. Inside, they found ammunition, according to court records. That ammunition matched the brand and caliber of ammunition found at the scene where the Volvo burned.

Investigators also searched the Chevy Impala. They found a gas can in the trunk, court records show.

All four men are due back in court Nov. 16. They will appear for a pretrial hearing in the 370th State District Court. A pretrial hearing is when a judge and the lawyers work out issues before a trial starts. No trial date has been set.

Everyone is presumed innocent until proved otherwise.