Agencies that searched for Evelyn Boswell pleased with mother's guilty verdict
SULLIVAN COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Megan Boswell was found guilty Thursday on all 19 charges she faced in the death of her baby daughter Evelyn.
Jury hands Megan Boswell life sentence after guilty verdict
When Evelyn was reported missing in February 2020, an AMBER Alert was issued. The Sullivan County Sheriff's Office (SCSO), Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and multiple other agencies dedicated personnel and manpower to finding the child.
Searches were conducted in multiple states while investigators worked around the clock to bring Evelyn home, but she was later found dead in a trash can on a family member's property on March 6, 2020.
Heated police interviews show decline in investigators' faith in Megan Boswell
Almost five years later, Megan Boswell was found guilty on three first-degree murder counts and 16 other related charges. Both Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy and TBI Director David Rausch shared their approval of the verdict over social media statements Thursday.
'In February 2020, baby Evelyn Boswell captured our hearts and became one of our own. 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. I want to express my sincere appreciation to all who worked on this case. 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.'
Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy
'Five years ago, we began working alongside the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office, the FBI, and the Office of the 2nd Judicial District Attorney General to pursue justice for Baby Evelyn. Today, justice was finally served.Every single person who worked on this case should be commended. 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.'
TBI Director David Rausch
Investigators from both agencies testified in Megan Boswell's trial, which lasted more than a week and called more than 30 witnesses to the stand.
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