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Mystery Illness Fells Young Mannew

In a matter of months, his parents and doctors watched as Cole Haakana regressed from a healthy 11-year-old into a big kid with the mentality of a four-year-old. But to get her son's mysterious malady diagnosed, a mother must battle some of Minnesota's top hospitals.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  Beth Walton  |  05-14-2008  |  Science

Acquittal of Murderous Mom Inspires Debate Over Insanity Defensenew

Lisa Diaz drowned her "precious babies" to save them from an evil world. Her acquittal, and the overturning of the conviction of Andrea Yates on similar charges, have prompted reexamination of the Texas insanity defense statute.
Dallas Observer  |  Glenna Whitley  |  01-24-2005  |  Crime & Justice

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