New details have emerged in the case of a 39-year-old Pennsylvania mother who was arrested last month after authorities said they recovered four deceased babies from the home where she had been living for years prior to her eviction.

Jessica Mauthe appeared for her preliminary hearing on Tuesday before District Judge J. Gary DeComo where she pleaded not guilty to one count each of criminal homicide and involuntary manslaughter as well as four counts each of concealing the death of a child and abuse of a corpse, court records show.

During the hearing, prosecutors called multiple witnesses to testify about the investigation into Mauthe, who was initially arrested after her landlord found a deceased infant wrapped in towels and garbage bags that had been hidden away in one of the closets. A

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