Kathy E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Sue :)
You did a message recently on this case here's the latest I saw:
A lawyer says police used fear and force to make his client, 69-year-old
Marie Noe, sign a confession that reportedly says she used a pillow to
smother at least five of her 10 children -- all of whom died as infants.
Prosecutors would not comment on the confession reported in the
Philadelphia Daily News but confirmed they are investigating the tragic
string of baby deaths that took place over 30 years ago.
Lawyer David Rudenstein says Marie and Arthur Noe were brought in for
questioning on March 25 by police following the publication of an
article in Philadelphia magazine that suggested foul play was involved
in the deaths. The article concluded the case would only solved by a
confession.
Rudenstein says Marie, who has only a fifth-grade education, was held
against her will, even though she complained of headaches and has a
history of migraines and blackouts.
He says: ``She was told she was not allowed to leave until she had
signed some papers. She would have signed a peace of paper saying she
was the killer of Dr. King if that's what it took to leave.''
Each of the Noes' 10 children died between 1949 and 1968. One died
shortly after birth, another was stillborn, and the rest died at home
before they reached 15 months.
Life Magazine did an article in 1962 that portrayed the Noe children
as victims of crib death, known also as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or
SIDS.
However, a number of officials connected with the Noe case tell
Philadelphia magazine they suspected foul play in the deaths.
Rudenstein says that every expert has an opinion, but there has never
been any solid evidence against Maria Noe. He also cast doubt on the
reports of her confession, saying, ``I don't know about other cities,
but in Philadelphia they don't let people go after they confess to five
murders.''
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Kathy E
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isn't looking too good for you either"
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