Watch the closing arguments in the Megan Boswell trial
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The jury has begun deliberations in the Megan Boswell trial after the prosecution and defenses rested their cases and delivered closing arguments on Wednesday.
Closing arguments wrapped up around 3 p.m. after the week-long trial saw more than 30 witnesses testify and hundreds of pieces of evidence submitted.
Jury sent to deliberate after closing arguments in Megan Boswell trial
Judge Jim Goodwin gave instructions to the jury on how to deliberate and reach a verdict before the attorneys gave their closing arguments. Boswell faces 19 total charges in the death of her baby Evelyn, who was found dead on a family member's property on March 6, 2020 after an AMBER Alert sparked a massive search.
The charges are as follows:
First-degree murder
Felony murder in the perpetration of aggravated child abuse
Felony murder in the perpetration of aggravated child neglect
Aggravated child abuse
Aggravated child neglect
Tampering with evidence
11 counts of false report
Abuse of a corpse
Failure to report a death under suspicious, unusual or unnatural circumstances
The three closing arguments (two from prosecutors and one from the defense) took nearly two hours collectively.
Complete Coverage of the Megan Boswell Trial
Each of the closing arguments can be watched below.
The court is in recess until the jury reaches a verdict.
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