$1M bond for Ohio mother accused of killing 3 young sons

BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio (AP) — A woman accused of killing her three young sons out of jealousy at the attention her husband paid them was ordered held on $1 million bond Thursday as her family struggled to make sense of the arrest and her mother argued she's innocent.

Logan County prosecutor William Goslee said Wednesday that authorities didn't have any evidence of a crime in the earlier deaths and no one could have predicted Pilkington would kill her remaining son.

Authorities were unsure what caused the death of 3-month-old Niall in July 2014, which was attributed to sudden infant death syndrome.

After 4-year-old Gavin died in April, a daughter and the newborn boy, Noah, were taken into custody by the Logan County Children's Services agency pending an investigation.

Authorities now believe Pilkington used each boy's comfort blanket to suffocate him in his crib or bed because she wanted her husband to pay more attention to her and their 3-year-old daughter, Hailey, Goslee said.

Because I wasn't around her.