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Mattoon Mom Pleads Guilty to Smothering Son

Updated: January 7, 2009
A Mattoon mom faces up to 60 years in prison for the murder of her young son. 24-year-old Marissa Williams pleaded guilty Wednesday to one count of murder. She suffocated her three-month-old son Dylan last March at their home. As part of the plea deal,

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