but behind her public persona, dominique cottrez was hiding the most macabre secret.he couple used to live in, new owners digging in the garden unearthed the skeletal remains of two newborn babies. it led police to the cottrez's current home less than a mime away. outside, the window boxes are blooming with carefully tended geraniums. inside, in the garage, six more babies, each of them wrapped in hermetically sealed bags. she's now facing eight counts of murder and a possible life sentence. but her husband, who told police he never knew his wife was even pregnant, has been released. >> translator: autopsy results so far show no sign violence to the children's bodies. the mother has admitted to deliberately smothering the children at home. >> reporter: it's a quiet but tight-knit village. home to barely 700 people. with pretty cottages that look out onto one another. the cottrezes have lived here for over 20 years, both active members the community. >> ordinary family, yes. simple. simple people. the man, i know the man. i'm very shook. because he's a good person, gen