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Thursday March 15, 2007

Samara L. Spann:

Woman pleads guilty to murder in drowning, beheading of daughter

Spann’s father, Gary Spann, told The Sacramento Bee in 2005 his daughter routinely called the girl a “devil child,” and she belonged to a cult that worshipped the late rapper Tupac Shakur as the reincarnation of the 16th century political philosopher Machiavelli.

Thursday June 16, 2005

Samara L. Spann:

Mother Held in Slaying and Decapitation of Daughter

A mother who authorities say was a member of a bizarre cult stands accused of drowning her six-year-old daughter, then decapitating the child and dumping her body off a bridge in Washington state.

Wednesday June 15, 2005

Samara L. Spann:

Mother says she beheaded daughter

First she drowned 'demon' 6-year-old in bath, police told

Exorcism • Samara L. Spann:

Mother Accused Of Killing, Beheading Daughter – Tupac sect?

A Sacramento mother has been arrested after being accused of killing and beheading her 6-year-old daughter because she allegedly thought the girl was "a demon."