An Armstrong County woman has been charged with homicide and abuse of a corpse after police found three dead infants hidden in different locations of a Cadogan Township rental home.

Jessica Marie Mauthe, 39, was evicted from the home in August, and the landlord was cleaning out the home on Saturday when he noticed a trash bag in a closet with a strong odor coming from it, according to a criminal complaint.

The coroner and South Buffalo Police officers went to the house, and confirmed that a dead baby was inside the bag, the complaint reads.

State police then took over the investigation. Troopers searched the home and found two totes in the attic, with two more dead babies inside, the complaint reads.

State police located Mauthe and questioned her. She said she had given birth to a baby

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