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Bastards' Baptism
The bones of three newborns force a Scottish town to revisit a century-old secret.
The Herald (Glasgow), Jan 18, 2002
The newborn babies had been buried there between 70 and 80 years ago and the police inquiry looked into rumours that they
might have been killed by their mother, Violet Gray.

But Margaret Gray, 61, said yesterday that Violet was innocent — and that each of the children had died at the hands of their grandmother, Tamina, who lived at the cottage.

"I've heard it said that the way they got rid of babies at that time was to drown them in a bucket of water," she said. "They were literally born into a bucket of water. But I've no idea, it happened so long ago, if that's what she did."

Mrs Gray added: "But she'd have thought she was doing the right thing — that it was better to kill a baby than have an illegitimate child. Having an illegitimate child was a terrible thing at that time. Violet's children would never have been allowed to breathe....

(Chapter 7)

An Apartment to Die Kill For
Finding an apartment in New York keeps getting tougher — unless you have a plan.

(Chapter 6)

Terminal Care
Nurse takes offense at elderly charge's discharges.

(Chapter 6)

Rover Rage
Enraged motorist tosses pooch into moving traffic.

(Chapter 6)

An Unscheduled Departure
Despondent airline passenger decides to disembark ahead of schedule.

(Chapter 10)

Pet Food
You can never have too many giant lizards — or can you?

(Chapter 10)

Update: Cigarettes Will Kill You
Departing governor commutes killer's sentence.

(Chapter 5)

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