TN v. Megan Boswell: Baby Evelyn Murder Trial

Posted at 8:19 PM, February 6, 2025

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (Court TV/AP) — The East Tennessee mother charged with murdering her daughter is standing trial six years after the child was last seen alive.

Megan Boswell is facing 19 charges in the death of Evelyn Mae Boswell. The toddler, who had not been seen since December 2019, was reported missing in February 2020. Her remains were found weeks later in a shed belonging to Megan’s grandfather.

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FILE – (L) Megan Boswell, (R) Evelyn Mae Boswell (TBI)

Megan initially told state investigators that her daughter was with the child’s father, who was stationed with the Army in Louisiana, then later said her mother took Evelyn to a campground in Virginia, but authorities found no sign of the girl there.

Megan was charged with false reporting before being charged with more serious offenses, including felony murder, child abuse, child neglect, and abuse of a corpse. Prosecutors have filed a notice to seek life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for Megan.

DAILY TRIAL UPDATES

DAY 2 – 2/6/25

  • TBI Special Agent Brian Fraley Sr. returned to the witness stand for cross-examination and testified to a recorded interview he did with Megan Boswell.
  • Fraley offered more detail about the condition in which he found Baby Evelyn.
  • Tommy Boswell Sr., Megan’s father, took the stand and detailed his daughter’s lies and coming to realize that Baby Evelyn was missing.
  • Austin Feller, a maintenance worker who cleaned out Megan Boswell’s trailer after she left, detailed the dirty conditions he found inside.
  • CPS Supervisor James Lewis testified to the investigation into a report of lack of supervision and physical abuse. Officers sent to Megan Boswell’s home were told that Evelyn was with her father, Ethan Perry.
  • Dr. Barbara E. Pugh, Evelyn’s pediatrician, said that Megan brought her daughter in for regular checkups until she was 9 months old, and then wasn’t seen again after a sick visit at 10 and a half months.
  • Two of Megan Boswell’s friends took the stand to testify to her behavior when her daughter disappeared.
    • Audrey Gibbs described incidents in which Megan waited a long time to change Evelyn’s diaper and failed to buckle her into the car seat properly.
    • Bailey Hawkins testified that Megan gave her multiple stories about where Baby Evelyn was, and became emotional recalling how she asked for photos of the missing child.

DAY 1 – 2/5/25

 

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