Mom who killed daughters to spite ex-husband declares she was 'good' parent

A northern Virginia woman, who gave her children melatonin-laced gummies before shooting them to death, was hit Friday with nearly eight decades in prison.

"I’ve been a good mother, but something happened, I don’t know how to explain it," she told the judge in Fairfax County District Court through a Spanish interpreter before her sentence was handed down. "Something exploded in my mind." Rebecca Rosenberg is a veteran journalist and book author with a focus on crime and criminal justice. Email tips to rebecca.rosenberg@fox.com and @ReRosenberg.

Sharon did not die immediately and managed to call 911 to tell a dispatcher that she had been shot by her mother. Jurors were so traumatized after hearing a recording of the harrowing call, they asked if they could receive therapy.