Overview
- Police arrested Diana Cullom, 43, on Wednesday after her release from a hospital and booked her on a first-degree murder charge.
- The medical examiner determined 4-year-old Finley Joseph Cullom died by suffocation, revising initial reports that he was stabbed.
- The boy’s 16-year-old sister called 911 after arriving home and finding her brother dead and their mother injured.
- Investigators say the mother's stab wounds were self-inflicted and that they recovered a knife and a note believed to be hers at the home.
- Authorities report no prior calls for service to the residence; the father was not present and has spoken with detectives, with victim services offered to the teen and first responders.