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Nelson testifies on insanity defense in Rockford child killings
Simon Peter Nelson described a mind filled with imagined events the night his six children were slain. He testified he hanged himself and cut off his arm before witnessing his father bludgeon the children to death. The defendant pleads not guilty by reason of insanity as prosecutors argue the strategy was planned. He detailed holiday turmoil, marital troubles, and a trip to Milwaukee to confess to his wife after the murders.
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