Overview

• State police say a landlord cleaning a Cadogan Township rental on Sept. 13 found a foul-smelling bag in a bedroom closet, leading troopers to discover one infant there and three more in the attic.
• Jessica Marie Mauthe, 39, is jailed without bail on counts including criminal homicide, involuntary manslaughter, four counts of concealing the death of a child, and four counts of abuse of a corpse.
• Prosecutors withdrew initial counts and refiled charges on Sept. 18 after autopsies at the Indiana County Coroner's Office confirmed four infant deaths.
• An arrest affidavit says Mauthe told troopers she gave birth to infants over six years and described two births after which the newborns stopped breathing, with remains later concealed in the home.
• The Pennsylvania State Police Kittanning unit, led by Trooper Justin Simons, continues the investigation as officials await toxicology results; a preliminary hearing is set for Sept. 30 and tips are being sought.