Mommy smothers 3 tots during lullaby, stages to look like napping.

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

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🗓️ 10 February 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Arizona woman Rachel Henry tells police that she sang her three young children a lullaby while smothering them to death. She later changes her mind and pleads not guilty. The victims have been identified as Zane Ezri Henry, 3, Mireya Henry, 1, and Catalaya Kyeana Rios, 7 months. Joining Nancy Grace to discuss:Wendy Patrick: California prosecutor & author of “Red Flags” www.wendypatrickphd.com Bruce Johnson: Owner of ISP Investigations, Master Sgt. Region One Crime Scene Commander, Chicago Metro Area (Ret) Joe Scott Morgan: Forensics Expert, Professor of Forensics Jacksonville State University & author of "Blood Beneath My Feet" Dr Daniel Bober: Forensic PsychiatristDr Kendall Crowns: Deputy Medical Examiner Travis County, Texas (Austin) Katie Wilcox 12 News KPNX I-Team executive producer

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0:34.6	At first when people entered the home, it looked like the children were taking a nap.
0:40.5	Mommy said that she was convinced they had gotten ill overnight.
0:45.1	Had they were they running a fever, but then they were cold to the touch.
0:50.8	Did a young mom sing her children not to sleep, but to death.
0:59.1	A three year old son. A one year old daughter and a seven month old baby girl all dead.
1:09.6	How did it happen?
1:12.1	Crime stories with Nancy Grace.
1:22.0	Henry and mids to police, she smothered each child, starting with her one year old daughter.
1:28.1	The people were going on to say that the mom admits her three year old son yelled no,
1:33.3	and tried to get his mom to stop smothering his sister, but Henry didn't stop until the one year old
1:39.7	stopped kicking and she knew her daughter was dead. She loved him so much,
1:44.6	like how could somebody that loves their kids do that.
1:46.5	Documents reveal Henry would then chase after the three year old son,
1:50.8	straddling him and singing to him, I'll she smothered him.
1:55.2	Henry would do the same with her seven month old daughter.
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