Sims will now live with friends in Decatur Illinois. She has a job there and is hoping to move to Alabama, and open a dog grooming business. “She was very grateful,” Helregel said. “She said that several times. Helregel also was there when Sims’ got the call that she would be released. Helregel said she is “adjusting to accepting the fact that after 32 years she’s on the other side.” Sims’ friend Deb Helregel was the first person to hug her Friday after she was released. Hart, with the concurrence of the House, moved, ( without notice ), That the Papers relative to the Case of Mr. Sims did not use Postpartum Psychosis as a defense at her 1990 trial. Two psychologists told the review board earlier this year that Sims was suffering from a rare disorder called Postpartum Psychosis.
She was considered for early release because of a new Illinois law that gives women a chance for a re-sentencing hearing if they suffered from a maternal mental illness. The board did struggle with how Sims could kill her infant daughter, go on to have a son a few years later, then have another newborn daughter that she went on to kill.Ī doctor told the board Sims’ husband isolated her and supported her only when she had a boy. She poses no threat to anybody and she deserves the opportunity to experience life outside of the walls,” said Sims’ lawyer.
Sims’ lawyer told the board she was no longer a danger. Louis area roadsįox 2’s Mandy Murphy was at the institution Friday, a day after the Illinois Review Board voted 12-1 to release her. Top Stories: ‘Everybody’s angry’ Behind the increasing road rage on St.
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