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Lacey Spears gets 20 to life in poisoning death of her son

Former Rockland County mother Lacey Spears was sentenced today to 20 years to life in the fatal poisoning of her son Garnett. A jury found the former Chestnut Ridge woman guilty of killing her son

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Apr 8, 2015, 9:45 PM

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