Blackstone Case

Complete coverage of the discovery of three dead infants in a squalid home in Blackstone, Massachusetts.

Erika Murray at her arraignment in Worcester Superior Court in 2014. (AP/Worcester Telegram & Gazette/Rick Cinclair, Pool)

Blackstone Mother, Convicted Of Assault On 2 Of Her Kids, Is Sentenced To Prison

A mother who lived with her children in a squalid home in Blackstone, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to six to eight years in state prison.

Blackstone Woman Cleared Of Murder In Baby's Death

A Massachusetts woman who lived in a home where authorities found the remains of three dead babies has been cleared of second-degree murder.

Blackstone Woman Charged With Murder In Babies' Deaths Faces June Trial

Erika Murray faces murder charges after the bodies of three infants she had given birth to were found in her squalid home in 2014.

Murder Charges Stand Against Blackstone Mom Charged In Babies' Deaths

Erika Murray is charged in the deaths of two of her three babies found in her Blackstone home in September 2014.

Report: Lawyer To Seek Dismissal Of Murder Charges Against Mother

Murray has pleaded not guilty to murder, assault and battery of a child, reckless endangerment of a child and animal cruelty, as well as a charge of concealing fetal death....

Owner Of Squalid Blackstone House Assessed $46,000

If the owner, Kristina Rivera, fails to pay, the town of Blackstone will proceed with procedures to take ownership of the property.

Blackstone Mother Pleads Not Guilty In Babies' Deaths

A Massachusetts woman charged with two counts of murder after the skeletal remains of three babies were found in her squalid home faces arraignment.

Blackstone Mother Charged With Murder

Erika Murray was earlier charged with fetal death concealment after the skeletal remains of three babies were found in her squalid home in September.

Blackstone House Where Infants' Remains Were Found Is Being Demolished

The squalid, vermin-infested Blackstone home where the remains of three infants were discovered in September is being torn down.

Lawyer: 1 Dead Baby In Blackstone Home Born Alive

A lawyer for the Massachusetts woman facing charges after three dead babies were found in her squalid home says one infant was born alive and lived for several days.

Prosecutors Say Infants Found Dead In Blackstone Home May Have Been Alive

Two of the three babies whose remains were found in the home had been wearing diapers and one-piece infant outfits.

Squalid Blackstone Home Will Be Torn Down Oct. 21

The squalid Massachusetts home in which three dead infants were found will be torn down later this month.

Owner Of Squalid Blackstone Home Fails To Act On Demo Order

The owner of the squalid Massachusetts home in which the remains of three infants were found has failed to respond to a demolition order by the deadline.

House Of Horrors In Blackstone Is Ordered Torn Down

The squalid Massachusetts home where the remains of three infants were found has been ordered torn down.

Pediatric Psychologist Discusses Blackstone Case

To understand what may be ahead for the children removed from the Blackstone home where infant remains were discovered, Ellen Braaten, director of the Learning and Emotional Assessment Program at...

Blackstone Mother In Prison Treatment Unit, Lawyer Says

Erika Murray's lawyer says his client is in a prison treatment unit for women who could pose a danger to themselves.

4 Lingering Questions After The Discovery Of Dead Blackstone Infants

The grisly discovery of the remains of three infants in a squalid, vermin-infested home in Blackstone has sent shock waves through the town, but many questions remain.

Blackstone Residents Gather To Remember Babies

About 200 people gathered and three heart-shaped balloons were released during a vigil to remember the three babies whose remains were found in a Blackstone home last week.

Lawyer Hopeful Tests Show Dead Blackstone Infants Were Stillborn

The lawyer for a Massachusetts woman arrested after the bodies of three infants were found in her home says he's optimistic that forensic testing will show the babies weren't born...

No Basis Found For 2007 Report On Blackstone Family

The state's child protection agency says it investigated a previous complaint of possible child neglect at the Blackstone home where authorities found three babies' bodies this week, but didn't open...

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