Mom Fed Kid 23 Teaspoons of Hot Peppers Before He Died

Hannah and Larry Overton became suspects in the death of their adopted son Andrew Burd after he died from salt poisoning. "This case boils down to a woman who, basically, tortured a child," said prosecutor Sandra Eastwood, "becoming so enraged she forced him to have 23 teaspoons of hot pepper and then watching him die in agony."

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