The defendant has been convicted of murdering her three children, ages 3, 5 and 8. On the night of February 23, 1969 she allegedly caused their deaths, either by setting a fire to the home or by hitting each child in the head with a hatchet. Defendant's plea was not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she was so incompetent at the time of the alleged filicides that she was not criminally responsible for what occurred. On the night in question defendant admitted to the...
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