NEW YORK (AP) -- Police believe a mother who died in a suspected murder-suicide and arson in her Staten Island home penned a badly charred, fragmented note with the words "am sorry."
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Sunday that the note's handwriting matched a diary also found in the apartment. He said police believe both were written by Leisa Jones.
Investigators have described Jones' 14-year-old son as a suspect because he had a history of playing with fire. But they haven't ruled out his mother.
The bodies of Jones, her son and two young daughters - their throats slit - were found dead early Thursday during a fire at the home. The son had a razor under his body.
A fourth child, a 2-year-old boy, died at the hospital.
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