Mom Cleared in Dead Fetuses Case May Sue

[Ghost in the Machine]

Mom Cleared in Dead Fetuses Case May Sue
Published: 9/20/07, 1:25 PM EDT
By KRISTEN WYATT

SNOW HILL, Md. (AP) - A woman once accused of killing her newborn child and keeping three older sets of fetal remains at her home threatened to sue county authorities Thursday, saying they rushed to judgment after the remains were found.

Authorities dropped the charges against Christy Freeman, 37, on Wednesday after they determined there was not enough evidence to prosecute her.

Freeman and her longtime boyfriend, Ray Godman, spoke briefly to reporters on Thursday and thanked those who supported them. In a statement, the couple said that the deaths of the babies were miscarriages and that authorities should have waited for medical reports before charging her.

"If an investigation had been done Miss Freeman would have never been charged with anything," the statement read. "When it's all said and done, the reality of this situation is Miss Freeman had four miscarriages over a period of five years."

It also said the couple's business, a classic car taxi service, had suffered damage because of media attention surrounding the case and it could have been avoided if investigators hadn't "rushed to judgment."

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[aikoaiko]

1. aw well, she made a good villian for a while.

[Warpy]

2. I got nailed for suggesting something else might be at work

like post partum psychosis. It never occurred to me that people would bury miscarriages in the back yard instead of going in for medical attention to make sure the miscarriage was complete. It did occur to me that she didn't seem like the serial infanticide type.

Yeah, she was a great villain. Some people just love to hate, especially when women and dead babies are involved.