A jury started deliberating Friday afternoon in the murder case of a Gary woman accused of killing a 20-month-old foster girl in her care.
In closing arguments, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Michelle Jatkiewicz said Hodge killed the girl and eventually admitted her own guilt at points during 12 hours spent being interviewed by detectives. Hodge was unusually calm and collected on her 911 call after finding the girl dead, because she already had several hours to process what happened, Jatkiewicz said.
During most of her questioning, she largely denied guilt, or swung back and forth on the question of her involvement. No lawyer was present, according to the tapes.Jatkiewicz countered Hodge was lying throughout, but “genuine” when she broke down in tears near the end of her second police interview when detectives asked what she wanted them to tell Emma’s mother.
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