Tennessee Mother Gets Life for Murder of 15-Month-Old Daughter Found Wrapped in Foil in Trash Can
In Sullivan County, Tennessee, 23-year-old Megan Boswell has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the 2019 killing of her 15-month-old daughter, Evelyn Boswell.
Jurors convicted Boswell on three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated child abuse, tampering with evidence, abuse of a corpse, refusal to report a suspicious death, and 11 counts of filing false reports. Sentencing for the non-murder charges will take place in May.
Evelyn was last seen on December 26, 2019, but was not reported missing until February 18, 2020. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert the next day. On March 6, 2020, investigators—acting on a tip from Boswell’s father—searched a shed on family property and found Evelyn’s body hidden in a trash can behind a playhouse.
The toddler was tightly wrapped in a blanket, bound with layers of trash bags, and covered in aluminum foil. A forensic pathologist testified her body was “compressed” inside the can, her face flattened, and her cause of death determined to be asphyxiation.
Boswell initially claimed Evelyn had died accidentally while co-sleeping, but prosecutors said she lied repeatedly to police during the investigation.
TBI Director David Rausch called the case “challenging and heartbreaking” but said “justice was finally served” for Baby Evelyn after five years of work by state and federal agencies.
