Mom Who Killed Kids Could Plead Insanity In Neighbor's Murder

FORT WAYNE, IN — An Indiana woman serving a 130-year sentence for fatally smothering her two young children is expected to plead guilty in a former neighbor's killing. WPTA-TV reports Amber Pasztor is accused in the fatal shooting of 66-year-old Frank Macomber. She expected to plead guilty but mentally ill Monday in an Allen County courtroom.

Authorities say the 30-year-old Pasztor killed Macomber in September 2016, stole his car and abducted her two young children from their custodial grandparents' home, prompting an Amber Alert.

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She drove about 70 miles (110 kilometers) from Fort Wayne to Elkhart and parked behind the Elkhart Police Department.

The bodies of 7-year-old Lilliana Hernandez and 6-year-old Rene Pasztor were found inside the car.

Pasztor confessed to the killings and pleaded guilty but mentally ill to two murder counts.

Image: This file photo provided by the Elkhart, Ind., Police Department shows Amber Pasztor, who is serving a 130-year sentence for fatally smothering her two young children, is expected to plead guilty Monday, April 9, 2018, in a former neighbor's killing. Authorities say Pasztor killed Frank Macomber in September 2016, stole his car and abducted her two young children from their custodial grandparents' home, prompting an Amber Alert. The bodies of the children were found inside the car. (Elkhart Police Department via AP, File)