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A woman accused of withholding cancer treatment from her autistic
son by canceling appointments and not filling prescriptions pleaded
not guilty Monday to an attempted murder charge in the boy's
death.Kristen LaBrie was ordered held on $15,000 cash bail during
her arraignment Monday in Salem Superior Court. She did not speak
during the brief hearing, except to enter the pleas to attempted
murder, child endangerment and other charges.LaBrie's son, Jeremy,
had been diagnosed with leukemia in 2006. He was 9 when he died in
March.Prosecutors say LaBrie, 37, canceled appointments for
chemotherapy treatment, did not fill at least half her son's
prescriptions and tried to deceived doctors into believing she was
giving the boy the proper care.Her attorney, Kevin James, said
Monday that LaBrie was ...
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'Grim Sleeper' Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
The man accused of killing ten women in
South Los Angeles in the "Grim Sleeper" case has entered a not
guilty plea to 10 counts of murder and one count of attempted
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