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PLEASANT GROVE, Utah (AP) — The discovery of seven dead babies in cardboard boxes in a Utah garage has police desperately seeking answers from the mother and other family members about how such a tragedy unfolded over a decade with no one noticing.
Investigators say 39-year-old Megan Huntsman is accused of killing her babies after giving birth to the children between 1996 and 2006. She was booked Sunday into the Utah County Jail with six counts of murder. It wasn't immediately clear if Huntsman has an attorney or why there were six counts and not seven.
Police declined to comment on a motive and what Huntsman said during an interview with investigators.
Her estranged husband made the discovery while cleaning out the garage after recently getting out of prison.
The babies' bodies were sent to the Utah medical examiner's office.
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