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Son With Autism Charged in Mom's Murder

Kent State professor died after savage beating

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 25, 2009 2:40 PM CST

(Newser) – The autistic son of a Kent State professor has been charged with her murder, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. On Jan. 29, Sky Walker allegedly beat his mother, Gertrude Steuernagel, so severely that she died a week later from her injuries. Walker, 18, has been found...   Read full story »

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