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BELLEVILLE, Ill. - A woman pleaded guilty Monday to killing her pregnant friend, the unborn child and the victim's three children in a plea deal that allowed her to avoid the death penalty.

Tiffany Hall, 26, pleaded guilty to all five charges against her — four counts of murder and one count of intentional homicide in the death of the fetus — and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Hall struck her friend Jimella Tunstall, 23, on the head repeatedly with a table leg, then cut Tunstall's fetus from her womb in a bathtub, prosecutor Robert Haida said. Tunstall bled to death, Haida said. Hall then dumped her friend's body in an East St. Louis lot.

Hours later, Hall told police in Illinois she had given birth to a stillborn child. When police arrived, she had the dead fetus with her. She refused to be examined at a hospital.

Three days later, Hall visited the father of two of Tunstall's children and the unborn child, Haida said. The father was caring for all the children, Haida said. Hall told the father that Tunstall wanted her to pick up the children and Tunstall's vehicle, he told police.

The father told the officers that was the last time he saw his children, Haida said.

Hall then drowned the three children — DeMond Tunstall, 7, Ivan Tunstall-Collins 2, and Jinella Tunstall, 1 — in the same bathtub where she killed their mother, Haida said.

Authorities said Hall's story began to unravel on Sept. 21, 2006, about a week after Tunstall's death, when she told her boyfriend that she killed a pregnant woman and stole the fetus. He told police.

The bodies of the three children were found two days later hidden in a washer and dryer inside the East St. Louis apartment where the children had lived with their mother.

One of Hall's attorneys, James Gomric, said he could not speak to a motive or discuss whether his client had shown remorse. He said Hall had been mentally fit to stand trial, but she also had unresolved mental health issues and had an IQ in the mid-70s.

After the hearing, some of Tunstall's relatives said they had already forgiven Hall. Sandra Myers, Jimella Tunstall's mother, said taking one life would not have been justice for losing the lives of others. "I have to forgive her," she said.

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Thursday, 29 May 2008
Today I want to discuss bad friends. Now, I'm not talking bout low down dirty friends, just bad friends. The people I am talking about are the ones that let their "friends" walk out the house looking a HOT mess! See, I used to say the people looking a hot mess need to be shot when I saw them on the street, but now I realize its not their fault. It's the people that are with them fault! We all have our moments that something looks hot to us when we lay it out. Sometimes we lay it out on the bed and it is great but then once we put it on, it's a negative! Well some people never think to take that second look. It is for these people that friends are SOO soo important. Now, I can hear some of you moan and groan that you don't want to hurt your friends feelings. TRUST me, it is better for you to sting their ego a little bit now, then for you all to be embarrassed later! So I have compiled a list of situations and then the appropriate responses to said situations... Situation number one: You and your friends are waiting for your "big boned" friend to come out the room so you all can go to the club. She appears in spandex tights and a 5 times too small pleather jacket with her enormous boobs sticking out the top... BAD response: You look HOT!! Better Response: Naw girl you know that outfit is tooo hot for this club! I aint trying to fight off dudes all night! You need to go tone it down a bit... BEST Response: YOU KNOW D@MN WELL YO @SS IS TOO FAT TO WEAR THAT SHYT! IF YOU DON'T TAKE YO @SS AND GO PUT SOME D@MN CLOTHES ON!! Situation number two: You are about to go to church. Your friend comes down the stairs in an outfit that you know you saw her wear to the club last week. Bad Response: Aww that's cute! Better Response: Oh mom is coming! Maybe you should wear that dress she bought you for Christmas... BEST Response: YOU LOOK LIKE A STRAIGHT HOE! IF YOU DON'T TAKE YO @SS AND GO PUT SOME D@MN CLOTHES ON!! Situation number three: Your man comes down looking like he could cut somebody with the wrinkles in his shirt. Bad Response: Your so fine baby Better response: Hey baby you look hot but let me crisp you up some... BEST Response: I KNOW D@MN WELL YOU DON'T THINK YOU ARE GOING WITH ME LOOKING LIKE THAT!! IF YOU DON'T TAKE YO @SS UP STAIRS AND IRON THAT SHIRT! I do not have the time to write out any more responses. I am not "Tommy" and therefore I do have some work to do. Some other situations in which you probably should speak up include: 1) your friend with the jacked up feet that always wants to wear sandals... 2) your friend that doesn't know that polka dots and stripes don't match EVER... 3) your friend that is obviously color blind... 4) your friend that is pregnant but refuses to stop wearing her pre pregnancy clothes 5) your friend that thinks going "natural" means to stop combing her hair 6) your friend that looks like a d@mn clown whenever she walks out the house purely do to the excessive amount of make up she is wearing 7) your friend that doesn't need to get perms because she got "good" hair when in actuality its good and nappy 8) your friend (guy friend) that wears shorts down to his d@mn ankles! What the H#ll is the point of that!! 9) your friend that is black as midnight but always wants to wear neon clothes and lipstick... The best responses to all these situations will always have in it with "IF YOU DON'T TAKE YO @SS..." This has been a public service announcement... Have a good day! Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
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