Ohio mom could face death penalty

Associated Press

COLUMBUS

A woman accused of killing her three young sons over a 13-month period out of jealousy at the attention her husband paid them was indicted Tuesday on aggravated-murder charges that carry the possibility of a death sentence.

The charges against Brittany Pilkington in Bellefontaine, in western Ohio, about 55 miles from Columbus, include capital punishment factors of multiple victims and victims under 13.

Logan County Prosecutor William Goslee had previously said death-penalty charges were unlikely given the circumstances, which included what he said was Pilkington’s abusive childhood and life with her controlling husband, who previously was her mother’s boyfriend.

Pilkington, 23, is in jail on $1 million bond.