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- ↑ "Life, be not too proud; A caregiver's final act of motherly love," Chicago Tribune, July 5, 2002.
- ↑ Gettelman, Jeffrey. 'Motherly Love' Cited in Sons' Deaths, Los Angeles Times Page A12
- ↑ Williams, Lee. "Son says mom was pushed to breaking point" Griffin Daily News Page 1A, 2A.
- ↑ "Mother convicted in mercy killings is granted parole" Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 4, 2004
- ↑ Robertson, Tatsha. "A Mother's Deadly Choice: Killing of Ailing Sons Tests a Georgia Town." Boston Globe, August 3, 2002.
- ↑ Appel, Jacob. "The Case of a Lifetime" Providence Journal, February 9, 2003.
- ↑ Appel, Jacob. "How freeing Carol Carr will save your death," Brown Daily Herald, February 7, 2003