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Astonishing Details In Peoria Mom's Murder
Cutn'Pasted from Eric Shangraw

PEORIA, IL. The following story includes shocking details that are not appropriate for young readers. Hell, it's not appropriate PERIOD. I want to warn you that the allegations surrounding the murder of a Peoria woman are disturbing.

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20-year old John Finnegan is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his mother. 43-year old Mary Finnegan was found strangled in her home Friday morning.

In video bonding court this afternoon, Peoria County State's Attorney Kevin Lyons said Finnegan told police he had a four year sexual relationship with his mother. He said he found her asleep in her bed last Thursday and killed her swiftly.

Lyons said Finnegan also told police he (allegedly - an important word not used in the original cut'npaste) had sex with his mother's corps (They misspelled corpse, there) and cut her hair.

"The circumstances [are difficult because they] involve a family and an inappropriate relationship. And it involves a result that is violent. Those things added together are some pretty tricky ingredients. They are difficult for people to absorb [actually] happening on their street," Lyons says.

Lyons says Finnegan staged his mothers' home to appear she had died from a drug overdose.

Mary Finnegan was on medical leave from Caterpillar and being treated for bi-polar disorder.
Bond for John Finnegan is set at $2.5-million.

-(Cap'n's Notes: 2.5 million, he'll have to post $250,000... which he can probably come up with that based on the lawsuit to WEEK 25 Peoria for not adding the word allegedly in their story. My other thought. MMmmmmhhhmmm. That is all)-