TN - Evelyn Boswell, 15 months, Sullivan County, 26 DEC 2019 *MEDIA,MAPS,TIMELINE* NO DISCUSSION

[Seattle1]

https://www.wjhl.com/search-for-evelyn/megan-boswell-files-motion-for-new-trial-after-being-found-guilty-of-murder/

Feb 13, 2025

According to a motion filed at 2:41 p.m. on Thursday, Boswell’s attorney Gene Scott has asked the court to dismiss the charges against her or grant her a new trial.

“There was insufficient evidence in the record to support the Defendant’s convictions for first degree murder, 2 counts of felony murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated child neglect, tampering with evidence, 11 counts of false reports, abuse of corpse, and failure to report a death under suspicious, unusual or unnatural circumstances,” the motion reads.

In addition to the claim of insufficient evidence, Scott claimed the multiple false report counts violate the protections against Double Jeopardy in the U.S. and Tennessee constitutions.

News Channel 11 spoke with Scott after the trial. He said despite backlash from people outside the courtroom, he stood by his defense of Boswell.

“It’s a sad case,” Scott said. “I know I’ve been criticized a lot in the media because of defending Megan, but everyone’s entitled to a defense and that’s what I hope I provided her, and I tried to do that to the best of my ability.”

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The jury ultimately sentenced her to life in prison with the possibility of parole. Boswell must serve 51 years before she is eligible for parole, and a sentencing hearing has been set for May 22.

During that hearing, Judge Jim Goodwin could rule that the sentence on Boswell’s other 16 charges be served consecutively or concurrently with her murder sentence.

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 13, 2025

Watch: Judge announces Megan Boswell's sentence for the murder of her daughter​

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 13, 2025

Cameraman removed from Megan Boswell’s sentencing hearing

According to the Tennessee Courts, media guidelines state that “(3) Jurors. Media coverage of jurors during the judicial proceeding is also prohibited.” Also regarding compliance, per the courts, “Media personnel who fail to comply with this rule shall be subject to an appropriate sanction as...

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According to other news outlets at the hearing, a photographer with WJHL was taken into custody and had their camera confiscated for allegedly showing the jury during a live feed.

According to the Tennessee Courts, media guidelines state that “(3) Jurors. Media coverage of jurors during the judicial proceeding is also prohibited.” Also regarding compliance, per the courts, “Media personnel who fail to comply with this rule shall be subject to an appropriate sanction as determined by the presiding judge.”

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 13, 2025

Defense's motion for a new trial​

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BREAKING: Jury finds Boswell guilty of all charges, sentenced to life

A jury found Megan Boswell guilty Thursday on all 19 charges she faced in connection to the death of her 15-month-old daughter, Evelyn Boswell, and sentenced her to life in prison.

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[PommyMommy]

FEB 13, 2025

BREAKING: Jury finds Boswell guilty of all charges, sentenced to life

A jury found Megan Boswell guilty Thursday on all 19 charges she faced in connection to the death of her 15-month-old daughter, Evelyn Boswell, and sentenced her to life in prison.

www.timesnews.net

Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Statement:

“In February 2020, baby Evelyn Boswell captured our hearts and became one of our own,” Cassidy said in the online statement. “Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office detectives along with our state and federal partners worked tirelessly to find her and build a case against the person responsible for her death. Thanks to their thorough investigation and to the hard work of our District Attorney’s Office, Megan Boswell was found guilty of all 19 charges against her, including the First Degree Murder of her daughter. Today, justice was served for our Baby Evelyn.”

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Statement:

“Every single person who worked on this case should be commended,” Rausch said in TBI’s post to social media. “It was both challenging and heartbreaking, but they never wavered from their mission to ensure the person responsible for Evelyn’s death was held accountable.”

 

[Seattle1]

https://www.wjhl.com/search-for-evelyn/local-defense-attorney-breaks-down-what-could-be-next-for-megan-boswell/

Feb 15, 2025

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News Channel 11 learned Friday that there had been talks of a plea deal between the district attorney’s office and Boswell’s defense team, but they wouldn’t provide specifics.

“She appeals to the Court of Criminal Appeals and then the Supreme Court. That’s the once that’s done, she’s got ineffective assistance of counsel, and that’s about it,” Byrd said. “It’s not all the things that are built in with like a death penalty claim or a death penalty sentence that all the appellate protections that you have are not there.”

Normally, when a person is up for parole, impact statements for both parties are given.

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 24, 2025
https://www.wjhl.com/search-for-evelyn/megan-boswell-sent-to-womens-prison-in-nashville/Boswell was sent to a women’s prison in Nashville. The Tennessee Department of Correction has Boswell listed as being in the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center.

The jury’s sentencing verdict means Boswell must serve at least 51 years before being eligible for parole. She is scheduled to be sentenced on the remainder of her charges on May 22.

Megan Boswell to serve life sentence at Nashville prison

Boswell will serve her sentence at the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center in Nashville.

www.wbir.com

The prison has a capacity of 817 inmates and houses female offenders, including the state's only female death row inmate, according to TDOC. The facility offers " a multitude of evidence-based programs to meet the rehabilitative needs of offenders."

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 24, 2025

Juror shares insight on Megan Boswell murder trial

A juror from the Megan Boswell murder trial, who requested anonymity, shared insights into the jury's deliberations and his personal experience during the trial

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He said he was initially uncertain about the three murder charges against Boswell until the closing arguments. DA Amber Massengill’s closing arguments solidified his decision and gave him enough to convict.

Once deliberations began, the jurors first voted on the murder charges, reaching a unanimous decision. ...

Reflecting on the defense's strategy, the juror said he thought the defense would have been better served if they hadn’t thrown out multiple theories. He felt like they were throwing stuff at the wall to make it stick.

 

[PommyMommy]

FEB 27, 2025

https://www.wjhl.com/search-for-evelyn/megan-boswell-trial-cost-nearly-30000/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter_WJHL11

According to Sullivan County Circuit Court Clerk Bobby Russell, the total cost of the trial was $29,619.96.

The biggest chunk of that total was the cost of lodging jurors and officers. Boswell’s trial resulted in Sullivan County’s first sequestered jury in almost two decades. A breakdown of costs stated that $16,198 was spent on lodging over the course of the trial.

“A trial of this magnitude and all the publicity that had been on it, it was really important to keep them in a place where they would not be exposed to any of the publicity that was coming out during the trial, not to give them any kind of influence,” Russell said. “Because a lot of times somebody can be interviewed, that’s not in the trial and may share an opinion, and you really don’t want the jury to hear anything other than what’s coming from inside the courtroom.”

 

[SHSASUsleuth23]

Rest well little Evelyn in Heaven.