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Mom Allegedly Slit Throats of Husband, Son in Failed Suicide Pact — But Dad Tried to Claim Son with Disabilities Planned It

Barbara Bates picked a horror movie and steak as part of their last family activity, she allegedly told police Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal writer at PEOPLE's crime desk. Her work also appears in ...
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Mom accused of planning ‘family’ suicide pact with husband, son for several months, authorities say

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. (Gray News) - A mother in Florida was arrested after she was accused of planning a suicide pact with her family. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Barbara Bates, 59, was ...
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'Cut his throat, making him panic': Parent's box cutter suicide pact with son goes wrong as he changes mind after feeling dad's blood, cops say

A Florida woman "experiencing the stress of family difficulties" and "medical ailments of her son" with Asperger's syndrome decided the best thing to do would be carrying out a suicide pact with him ...