By Heather L. Lawton
They can be thoughtful and compassionate. They can start as fiercely loyal. They’re confidantes who slip you into a comfort zone, love-bombing you with compliments so you’ll entrust them with your most precious gifts—your children. And then, the unthinkable happens. Beware of friends(or strangers) who beg to care for your children.
A Pittsburgh court has accepted a guilty plea from a woman who murdered her best friend’s 6-week-old son and injured his twin brother, after admitting she had a compulsion to kill children.
People Magazine says Nicole Virzi pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and endangering the welfare of children in an Allegheny County courthouse on October 28. The plea deal helped Virzi escape a potential death penalty and allowed the victims’ family to avoid a trial.
