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Alaska Mother Charged with Murder of 5-Year-Old Son Using Kettlebell

Cedar Mae Sarten allegedly killed her son and left a chilling voicemail for his father, claiming 'we don't have a son no more.'

  • Cedar Mae Sarten, 43, is accused of murdering her son, Robert 'Bodhi' Gagner-Sarten, with a 20-pound kettlebell in Fairbanks, Alaska.
  • Authorities found the child's body with blunt force trauma and knife wounds, and Sarten with self-inflicted injuries.
  • Sarten allegedly called 911 to report the incident but claimed the call had failed the night before.
  • She has a history of arrests, including a previous child endangerment conviction involving her son.
  • Sarten is being held on a $2 million bail and has been charged with first-degree murder.
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