They were possessed by the devil. She claims the demons did the killing but authorities may not be buying it.<\/p>\n
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Banita Jacks, 33, is charged with three counts of felony murder and one count of first-degree murder while armed.<\/p>\n
The victims, who range in age from 5 to 17 years, are thought to be her daughters. …<\/p>\n
Jacks told police that her daughters were possessed by demons and that each died in her sleep during a seven- to 10-day period, court documents said. Aja died first, she told police, then N’kiah, Tatianna and Brittany.<\/p>\n
“She said that as the first three younger children died, she placed them side by side in the room in which they died,” according to court documents.<\/p>\n
She reported that all the deaths occurred sometime before the electricity in her house was disconnected, which records show was September 5, 2007, documents said.<\/p>\n
Jacks said she never tried to call authorities to remove the bodies “because she didn’t trust either agency and because she thought if she notified emergency personnel, that would cause her more problems,” the documents said. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n