An Armstrong County woman is facing charges after police said they found three dead infants in her house.

According to the criminal complaint, 39-year-old Jessica Mauthe told police that while she was living at a home on Oak Lane in Cadogan Township, she gave birth three times. Police said she admitted to investigators that each time she gave birth, she wrapped the infants in towels, put them in bags and hid their bodies.

Investigators detail disturbing allegations

State police said they were called to investigate on Sept. 13 after a dead baby was found inside a vacant home. Police said the property owner told them Mauthe had been evicted, and while cleaning up, the property owner found a trash bag in a closet with a foul odor. The coroner was called and confirmed that there was a dead

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