Marie Noe was an American woman who was convicted in June 1999 of murdering eight of her children.
10 Facts About Marie Noe
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Between 1949 and 1968, eight of the ten Noe children died of mysterious causes which were then attributed to sudden infant death syndrome.
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Marie Noe pleaded guilty in June 1999 to eight counts of second-degree murder, and was sentenced to 20 years' probation and psychiatric examination.
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Marie Noe was one of several children born of her parents' troubled marriage.
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Marie Noe contracted scarlet fever at age five, which she later credited as the cause of learning difficulties.
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Marie Noe dropped out of school as a young teenager to work and help care for a niece, born to one of her older sisters when Marie was 12 and raised as Marie's sister.
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Marie Lyddy and Arthur Allen Noe met at a private club in the West Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia.
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Marie Noe stated that she could not remember what happened to the other four children who died under similar circumstances.
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Marie Noe was charged with first-degree murder in August 1998.
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In September 2001, a study was filed with the court which stated Marie Noe had a mixed-personality disorder with avoidant, dependent, narcissistic, histrionic, borderline, paranoid and antisocial features.