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'Killer' Mom Stored Kids' Bodies in Freezer

Cops led to gruesome find by abused runaway

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 30, 2008 4:55 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Maryland woman is being held without bail after admitting she stored the corpses of her adopted 9- and-11-year old daughters in a basement freezer, WBAL TV reports. Police came to her house after a third daughter was found wandering the streets, covered in cuts... Read full story »

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