Is this some sort of a trend now?
http://dailyherald.com/story.asp?id=43161Mother charged with stabbing son and daughter to death
By Joseph Ryan and Kara Spak Daily Herald Staff Writers
Posted Friday, April 29, 2005
The mother of two children stabbed hundreds of times in their Hoffman Estates home was charged today with two counts of first-degree murder, authorities said.
Tonya Vasilev, 34, will be held without bond, following a court hearing this afternoon in Rolling Meadows. A defendant automatically is held without bond in murder cases in which there are two or more victims or in which any of the victims is younger than 12 years old. Vasilev, who appeared in Cook County court with a bandaged left hand, is scheduled to appear in court again on May 20.
Hoffman Estate Police Lt. Rich Russo said there were signs both Christian, 9, and Gracie, 3, struggled with their killer.
"It really doesn’t get much worse than this," Russo said.
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