Accused child killer Megan Boswell’s murder trial continues at the Sullivan County court in Tennessee.
As CrimeOnline previously reported, prosecutors have charged Boswell with false reporting and more serious offenses, including felony murder, child abuse, child neglect, and abuse of a corpse. They are seeking life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Boswell is accused of killing her daughter. 1-year-old Evelyn Boswell, stuffing her body in a trash can, which was found hidden inside a play shed on her grandfather’s property. She then allegedly lied to police multiple times, hindering the investigation.
On day four of the trial, the jury saw more of Boswell’s February 2020 police interviews, during which she told officers that she last saw her daughter Evelyn on December 26, 2019, and left her with the child’s father, Ethan Perry. Investigators later determined that Perry didn’t have the child.
Meanwhile, former Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) agent David Gratz continued his testimony Monday morning, telling the jury that several items of evidence recovered on the night Evelyn’s remains were found.
Assistant District Attorney Amber Massengill presented Gratz with a white trash can in which Evelyn’s body was discovered. Gratz removed the trash can from its container and showed it to the jury.
WJHL reports that Gratz explained that the black residue on the trash can resulted from TBI’s search for fingerprints. He noted that pieces of the trash can had been removed for analysis and that it did not look exactly as it did the night the child was found.
Next, Massengill provided Gratz with a piece of gum that had been stuck to the inside of the trash can when investigators recovered Evelyn’s remains. Gratz confirmed that it was collected as evidence and sent for analysis.
Gratz identified the trash bag that contained Evelyn’s body when investigators recovered her remains on March 6, 2020.
Gratz received several pieces of evidence, including a piece of aluminum foil.
“It was in the trash can, wrapped around the victim’s head,” Gratz told the jury.
Gratz identified the fleece onesie with penguins that Evelyn wore when investigators found her on March 6, 2020. He pointed out “insect debris” found alongside the outfit and showed the jury the stained onesie.
He then identified the gray and white blanket that was wrapped around Evelyn’s body in the trash can.
One juror became ill after viewing the evidence, prompting the judge to call for a recess.
Boswell has pleaded not guilty to the charges against her, while the defense maintains that the premeditated murder charge should be dropped.
I’m not asking you to find her innocent of anything because that’s not your focus. Your job is to determine whether the state can prove beyond a reasonable doubt into a moral certainty that she committed each and every element of the offenses charged,” Scott told jurors.
The trial continues. Check back for updates.
[Feature Photo: Evelyn Boswell/TabI]
