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Kehoe committed acts in state of insanity
The Gazette Opinion Staff
Nov. 14, 2009 11:36 pm
I sincerely believe the jury reached the wrong verdict in the Kehoe case. No mother in her right mind deliberately commits the horrific act which she did.
Evidence proved she suffered for years from depression and mental illness. One juror stated Kehoe didn't meet the criteria of insanity. She committed this act in a state of insanity.
The verdict proves depression and mental illness are misunderstood by many. A true heartbreaking ordeal for the family. No one will suffer more than Kehoe. Rather than a useless life in prison, possibly a mental facility could have helped her.
Maureen Kern
Cedar Rapids
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