Arrests in Slaying of 3 Baltimore Children
From Times Wire Reports
Two men were arrested in Baltimore in connection with the slayings of three younger relatives in an apartment. One child was beheaded with a butcher knife, the others were nearly decapitated, police said.
Police said the two men are cousins, but the Mexican government identified Policarpio Espinoza, 22, as the children’s uncle and Adan Espinoza Canela, 17, as their cousin.
Investigators said they did not know the motive for the killings, and they did not disclose how they connected the suspects to the crime.
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