Death Penalty Sought for Mom of Toddler Found Fatally Beaten & Raped

Kentucky prosecutors notified the court on Tuesday that they intend to seek the death penalty against the mother of a 17-month-old girl who was reportedly sexually abused and murdered. Erica Lawson, 21, was arraigned on Tuesday — the same day Bell County prosecutors filed a notice of aggravating circumstance that warns Lawson that they intend …