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Kelly Rissman

Mom who claimed for 55 years that her son died falling out of a crib is now charged with his murder

Alice Bunch Idlett, 75, was charged with the murder of her son 55 years after she claimed he died falling out of a crib - (Calcasieu Parish Correctional Center)

Five decades after a baby died from falling out of a crib, police now say the child’s mother killed him.

Louisiana resident Alice Bunch Idlett, 75, was arrested last week and charged with second-degree murder for the death of her 16-month-old son on Jan. 20, 1970, according to KPLC.

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