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OFF TOPIC - TX - Woman Charged With Murder in Death of 12-Year-Old Texas Boy

Original Article 12/30/2010 HOUSTON -- A woman has been charged with capital murder in the death of a 12-year-old Houston boy whose badly burned body was found in a ditch this week following his Christmas Eve disappearance. [name withheld], 44, was arrested Wednesday. She remained in jail Thursday on no bond. Court records did not list an attorney. Police say Jonathan Foster, who had been left home alone, was kidnapped from his home on Christmas Eve before being killed and burned. "[name withheld] has made what investigators call a self-serving statement, which places her with Jonathan. However, she has not admitted to killing him," Houston police spokesman Kese Smith told the Houston Chronicle. "She is the only suspect." Homicide investigator Mike Miller said investigators believe [name withheld] took the boy to her home, where she likely killed him and burned his body...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on December 30, 2010 (boomark / email).