Mother Accused of Suffocating Her 3 Children in S.F. Suburb
A mother used duct tape to suffocate her three little girls in their pajamas, then climbed into bed with them and took an overdose of prescription drugs, police said Tuesday.
The woman, Megan K. Hogg, 25, was treated at a hospital, then booked for investigation of homicide and taken for a psychiatric evaluation.
Hogg left two notes describing her actions, police said.
“In 29 years, I’ve seen a lot of evil. Nothing like this,” said Lt. Steven Lowe.
Hogg’s parents found the bodies of 7-year-old Antoinette Marden, 3-year-old Angelique Roberts and 2-year-old Alexandra Hogg in bed next to their unconscious mother Monday morning. Hogg lived with her parents and her 19-year-old brother.
“She bound their hands and their faces with duct tape,” Lowe said. “She did them one at a time. She took them into the bedroom, suffocated them and came back and got the next one.”
Hogg overdosed on several prescription drugs in what Lowe called “a suicide gesture. I don’t think she intended to kill herself.”
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