Pills May Have Killed Kids On Mother's Day
Mom: 'Kids Are In Better Place'
POSTED: Wednesday, May 12, 2004
UPDATED: 11:24 am EDT May 13,
2004
LONGWOOD, Fla. -- Investigators said a Longwood mother likely killed her three children on Mother's Day by giving them some sort of controlled substance before packing them between mattresses, according to Local 6 News.
Wednesday, investigators removed more evidence from the home at 890 Georgia Ave. where the bodies of Ivy, 5; Ian, 6; and Ilona, 9 were found Tuesday placed on a trundle bed with a day bed set on top. 
Local 6 News reported that Andrea Williams, 32, was arrested in North Carolina on trespassing charges and confessed to killing her three children.Williams made her first appearance in a North Carolina court Wednesday and is not talking to detectives. However, Longwood Police Chief Tom Jackson said Williams did say her children "are in a better place."Since the discovery of the children inside the house, police have been searching for a cause of death and a motive.Autopsies were completed Wednesday and investigators were able to rule out any type of violent cause of death. Now, investigators believe the children were apparently poisoned. 
"Preliminary findings at this point suggest some type of a controlled substance," Jackson said.A toxicology report will be finished in a week to 10 days, according to Jackson.Investigators said Williams likely killed her children Sunday -- Mother's Day -- before traveling to North Carolina.Detectives said that a missing license plate from a minivan currently parked outside the family's Longwood home was placed on a family member's Chevrolet Cavalier. Williams reportedly attempted to drive the Chevrolet Cavalier to North Carolina but the car apparently broke down on the way to a friend's house. 
Police believe Williams hitchhiked her way into North Carolina to the friend's house where she was arrested on trespassing charges.After her arrest Monday, Williams' comments led detectives to the Longwood home where the children were found in the bed, Local 6 News reported.Longwood is about 15 miles north of Orlando.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
Copyright 2005 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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WEDNESDAY: Kids May Have Been Poisoned 
Local 6 News reported that Andrea Williams, 32, was arrested in North Carolina on trespassing charges and confessed to killing her three children.Williams made her first appearance in a North Carolina court Wednesday and is not talking to detectives. However, Longwood Police Chief Tom Jackson said Williams did say her children "are in a better place."Since the discovery of the children inside the house, police have been searching for a cause of death and a motive.Autopsies were completed Wednesday and investigators were able to rule out any type of violent cause of death. Now, investigators believe the children were apparently poisoned. "Preliminary findings at this point suggest some type of a controlled substance," Jackson said.A toxicology report will be finished in a week to 10 days, according to Jackson.Investigators said Williams likely killed her children Sunday -- Mother's Day -- before traveling to North Carolina.Detectives said that a missing license plate from a minivan currently parked outside the family's Longwood home was placed on a family member's Chevrolet Cavalier. Williams reportedly attempted to drive the Chevrolet Cavalier to North Carolina but the car apparently broke down on the way to a friend's house. Police believe Williams hitchhiked her way into North Carolina to the friend's house where she was arrested on trespassing charges.After her arrest Monday, Williams' comments led detectives to the Longwood home where the children were found in the bed, Local 6 News reported.Longwood is about 15 miles north of Orlando.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story. Previous Stories:
- May 12, 2004: Investigators: Pills Likely Used To Kill Kids On Mother's Day
- May 12, 2004: Investigators: Mom May Have Poisoned Kids
- May 12, 2004: Mom Confesses To Killing Kids; Police Search For Motive
Copyright 2005 by Internet Broadcasting Systems and Local6.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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