Overview
- Evelyn Boswell was reported missing on February 18, 2020, and her body was found on March 6 at the family property in Blountville inside a trash bin; medical examiners said she likely died of suffocation.
- Investigators reported Megan Boswell’s fingerprints on the trash can and on aluminum foil wrapped around the child’s face, evidence prosecutors said linked her to the concealment.
- Before the discovery, Boswell gave shifting accounts of the toddler’s whereabouts and was arrested on February 25 for false reporting, which authorities said delayed the search.
- During the 2025 trial, prosecutors argued she wanted to move on with a new partner while the defense claimed SIDS or accidental bed-sharing, and witnesses testified about prior neglect.
- In September 2025 she was sentenced to life plus 33 years with parole eligibility after 51 years, she maintained her innocence at sentencing, and the case helped spur Tennessee’s 2021 ‘Evelyn’s Law’ requiring missing children be reported within 72 hours.