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By NBC News
The body of a 6-year-old boy was found in Oregon’s Yaquina Bay after his mother called cops to say she’d thrown her son off a bridge, officials said early Tuesday. Police said that Jillian Meredith McCabe, 34, of Seal Rock, Oregon, had been arrested for the murder of her son London.
An Oregon woman by the same name penned an appeal for funding to help take care of her autistic son London and multiple sclerosis-stricken husband Matt. A mugshot released by police matched social-media posts showing the wife of a Matt McCabe and their son.
Authorities mounted an extensive search, with…
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