SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A woman charged with killing her 13-year-old autistic son and 9-year-old daughter in the midst of a custody dispute asked a judge for the death penalty Tuesday during her first court appearance since her arrest.
Appearing disheveled, her head down and hands behind her back, 42-year-old Marilyn Edge appeared by video link for an arraignment on two counts of murder with special circumstances.
When Orange County Superior Court Judge Craig Robison asked Edge if she wanted her arraignment postponed to Oct. 25, she twice said, "Only if you promise me the death penalty."
The judge postponed the arraignment.
A phone call by The Associated Press for comment from Edge's attorney, Deputy Public Defender Arlene Speiser, was not immediately returned.
