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Texas Mom Convicted in Salt Poisoning Death Back in Court, Hopes to Be Freed

Four and a half years ago, Hannah Overton, a devout Christian and mother of five, stood in a Texas courtroom and was handed a sentence of life in prison for the 2006 salt poisoning death of a 4-year-old she was trying to adopt, Andrew Burd. This week, Hannah, 35, returned to that same courthouse for the latest hearing in her post-conviction legal battle. As court proceedings began, her eldest child, Isaac, just 8 at the time of his mother's conviction, now 13, could be seen with his father,...Full Story
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