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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Three mothers in Alabama and Florida have been accused of killing their young children within the past month, shaking communities in Enterprise, Pensacola and Milton.
The cases
In Enterprise, Alabama, Adrienne Reid is charged with capital murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter, Genesis. Police say apartment surveillance video shows Reid dumping a duffel bag in a dumpster. Genesis’ body is believed to have been inside.
In Pensacola, Florida, Jalynda Smith is accused of dumping her five-year-old son, Jakaiden, in a trash bag along Lillian Highway. Jakaiden was non-verbal and had autism. Deputies say his body was emaciated, weighing just 20 pounds…