Heather Franklin

The adopted mother of a special needs teenager who died as his Mount Upton home burned in 2017 will spend seven to 11 years in prison.

A day before a Chenango County woman was to face a judge for a bench trial in the killing of her autistic, adopted son, the murder trial is off.

A Mount Upton woman accused of being inspired by a movie to kill their special needs son and set fire to their home is to have her case heard only by a judge.

Jury selection is underway for a Chenango County man accused, along with his wife, of killing their special-needs son after being inspired by a movie.