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Police arrested and charged a homeless teenage mother Thursday morning in the killing of her newborn son.Investigators say Esther Pestrana, 17, gave birth in a bathtub Saturday and strangled her baby

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Homeless teen mom charged in death of newborn

Police arrested and charged a homeless teenage mother Thursday morning in the killing of her newborn son.Investigators say Esther Pestrana, 17, gave birth in a bathtub Saturday and strangled her baby

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