Woman linked to deaths of 4 children in St. Louis area released on bond
The woman's lawyer argued in court that she is pregnant again and the St. Louis County jail can not provide proper medical care.
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The woman's lawyer argued in court that she is pregnant again and the St. Louis County jail can not provide proper medical care.
Mary Anne Curtis has been charged in the overdose deaths of two children a year apart. Prosecutors say she's also linked to the deaths of her newborn twins.
A toxicology report showed the toddler the suspect had been caring for had fentanyl and xylazine in her system.
Mary Curtis was charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the death of a toddler, who was found to have fentanyl and xylazine in her system. There may be several other children whose deaths are connected to Curtis, officials said.
Mary Curtis, 30, of Jennings, was jailed on $1 million cash-only bond.