Logan County investigators say Brittany Pilkington, 23, admitted to killing three sons. She is now facing three counts of murder, but the grand jury could add additional charges once they review the evidence.
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Pilkington called 911 August 18 saying her baby, 3-month-old Noah, had stopped breathing. She is being held in the Logan County Jail on a $1 million bond. Authorities took custody of her third son, Noah Pilkington after he was born in May, but a judge allowed him to be returned home because there wasn’t enough evidence to conclude the first two boys had been killed.
The deaths of Gavin and Niall were investigated earlier but authorities could not determine a cause of death.
Brittany Pilkington’s uncle Jeff Skaggs said a vigil has also been organized for 4 p.m. Saturday at Southview Park on Lake Avenue in Bellefontaine.
The Grand Jury learned intricate details about Pilkington’s life; everything from her history as a child, her educational background to her involvement with children’s services.
Goslee said Pilkington was dominated and isolated by her 43-year-old husband, Joseph Pilkington, who had been Cummins’ live-in boyfriend before marrying the suspect in 2010. Relatives say he hasn’t been seen since his wife’s arrest.
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Police and prosecutors have noted that Brittany Pilkington did not seem affected or emotional about her sons’ deaths.
