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Paula Sims

‘Precious Victims’ Mother Who Killed 2 Newborn Daughters Has ‘Postpartum Psychosis,’ Gets Early Parole

Paula Sims
Prison

An Illinois woman who killed her newborn daughters during the 1980s has been granted parole. Paula Sims, 62, was granted early parole after two psychiatrists said she had Postpartum Psychosis, a rare disorder characterized by hallucinations, delusions, manic episodes, and depression. During Sim’s trial in 1991, Postpartum Psychosis was not used in her defense. Fox 2 …

Loralei and Heather Sims
Murder
November 15, 2019

Mother kills her newborn daughters, 3 years apart. She could now get out of prison on ‘postpartum psychosis’ defense

An Illinois woman convicted of killing her infant daughters wants out of prison, and with a new law, she has a chance. Alton Telegraph reports that in light of a new Illinois law that allows postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis diagnoses into sentence hearings or trials, Paula Sims is seeking a new trial. Thirty years …

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