SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Jurors have returned a guilty verdict against Megan Boswell following a week-long trial.
Judge Jim Goodwin will read the verdict back to the court after the jury reads it. To protect the jury’s privacy, the audio will be muted while the jury foreperson speaks.
The jury found Boswell guilty on all three first-degree murder charges she faced in the death of her daughter Evelyn. She was also found guilty on all her other charges, including aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect.
Boswell faced 19 charges in Evelyn’s death. Those charges included:
- First-degree premeditated murder – GUILTY
- First-degree murder in the perpetration of aggravated child abuse – GUILTY
- First-degree murder in the perpetration of aggravated child neglect – GUILTY
- Aggravated child abuse – GUILTY
- Aggravated child neglect – GUILTY
- Tampering with evidence – GUILTY
- 11 counts of false report – GUILTY
- Abuse of a corpse – GUILTY
- Failure to report a death under suspicious, unusual or unnatural circumstances – GUILTY
She had initially faced 12 counts of false report, but the state dismissed one of those counts at the start of the trial.
The jury began deliberating on Wednesday afternoon. After closing arguments wrapped up, the jury spent about four and a half hours deliberating between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning.
Boswell’s trial saw more than 30 witnesses called to the stand by the state and none by Boswell’s defense. Testimonies were given by members of law enforcement, forensic scientists, Evelyn’s pediatrician, medical examiners, members of the media and friends, family and acquaintances of Boswell.
The jury was shown numerous photos of Evelyn’s body and the circumstances of her recovery on March 6, 2020. Evelyn’s body was found in a trash can inside a playhouse on a family member’s property.
Additionally, the jury watched hours of interviews with Boswell conducted by law enforcement.
