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Normal woman indicted on murder charges in death of 8-year-old

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Normal woman indicted on murder charges in death of 8-year-old

EDITH BRADY-LUNNY edith.brady-lunny@lee.net

BLOOMINGTON — A Normal woman was indicted Wednesday on murder charges in the January death of an 8-year-old girl.

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