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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (CBS) – A mother from Texas was formally charged with two counts of second-degree murder Thursday in the death of her 6-year-old son. Prosecutors say Julianne McCrery “knowingly and recklessly” caused the death of her son Camden Pierce Hughes by asphyxiation. No other details were revealed at her arraignment in Portsmouth District Court. She did not enter a plea and responded “yes, ma’am” when asked if she wanted a court-appointed attorney. It was the second time in a day McCrery appeared before a judge. She was arraigned in Concord, Mass. District Court on a fugitive of justice charge...

ALFRED, Mass. -- The mother of the boy found in Maine was questioned by Massachusetts and Maine State Police on Wednesday and has confessed to killing her child, according to sources. Julianne McCrery from Irving, Texas is cooperating with state police according to sources. The little boy’s name is Camden Pierce Hughes. The mother is currently at the Concord State Police Barracks for questioning. According to sources, the mom and child drove up from Texas to Maine, and the mom said that she drove from Texas to do this. She has not been charged with anything. She was seen in...