"I was thinking about Resurrection with a capital 'R,'" said Hagen. "I thought they were going to arise and I was going to hear Mommy in the kitchen making breakfast."
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Friday, March 09, 2007
She suffocated her parents so they would live...
Harvard educated doctor, Kathleen Hagen, has struggled with bipolar disorder her entire life. Seven years ago she spiraled into psychosis and heard a voice that told her she could transport herself and her parents to a better place by suffocating them.