October 24, 2008

Hannah Overton Awaits Appeal in Case: Andrew Burd Died from Salt Poisoning

SaTo investigators, Andrew's sudden and bizarre death was no accident. Within days, the authorities had begun weaving a sinister tale of murder. They painted Hannah Overton as a pregnant mother of four young children who became overwhelmed with the arrival of a foster child.

The arrest warrants painted the Hannah Overton home as a house of horrors, where Andrew Burd was monitored by a camera and was punished with spicy seasoning. Detectives even used the Hannah Overtons' children to build a case against them, saying unusual forms of punishment had been previously used.

Source: http://www.abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6098673&page=1