Christie Michelle Scott, 31, was convicted July 8 on three counts of capital murder for
the Aug. 16, 2008, death of her 6-year-old son Mason Scott. The first count was
that she killed the child for monetary gain - $175,000 in life
insurance that included a $100,000 policy purchased 12 hours before his
death. Count two was that she committed an intentional murder during a
first-degree arson. Count three was that the victim was less than 14
years old.
Fire experts and investigators for the prosecution testified the fire began on or around Noah Scott's bed, but they were unsure how it was ignited. They also testified that the home's smoke detector was disabled before the fire. Prosecutors contend Scott disabled the smoke detector to prevent it from alerting her son to the fire.
Excerpted from TimesDaily.com.
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