Hayes says Roache told investigators that after he killed Eddie, Mitzi and Katie Phillips, he found Earl and Cora Phillips lying on the floor, bound with duct tape. Roache says he shot each of them once in the head. Roache's lawyers told the jury in opening arguments yesterday that their client admits to shooting three of the victims. But they contend those shootings qualify only as second-degree murder because they were not premeditated. A university study suggests that more Tar Heel women are sharing health problems associated with men and need to stop smoking, lose weight and get more exercise.
Researchers say the study contains good news and bad news.
The good is that births to women under 18 decreased in the past decade and that the infant mortality rate also dropped. The bad news is that the state still has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the nation. The study finds that the leading causes of deaths among North Carolina women were heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and chronic obstructive lung disease. The 2001 North Carolina Women's Health Report Card was released today by the North Carolina Program for Women's Health research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Details haven't been announced yet by the White House.