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US freezer bodies woman convicted | US freezer bodies woman convicted |
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A woman in the US state of Maryland has been convicted of murdering two adopted daughters whose bodies she kept in a freezer, moving them from home to home. | A woman in the US state of Maryland has been convicted of murdering two adopted daughters whose bodies she kept in a freezer, moving them from home to home. |
Renee Bowman, 44, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and three of first-degree child abuse. | Renee Bowman, 44, was found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder and three of first-degree child abuse. |
The two bodies were found in a freezer in her home in Lusby in September 2008 after a third girl escaped. | |
Authorities do not know exactly when the two girls, who would now be 11 and 12 had they lived, were killed. | Authorities do not know exactly when the two girls, who would now be 11 and 12 had they lived, were killed. |
But Bowman moved home three times in the past three years, bringing a large freezer along with her. | But Bowman moved home three times in the past three years, bringing a large freezer along with her. |
Her crimes were uncovered when the surviving girl was found, aged seven, half-naked and covered in blood after escaping from the Bowman home. | Her crimes were uncovered when the surviving girl was found, aged seven, half-naked and covered in blood after escaping from the Bowman home. |
Inside Bowman's freezer were the frozen bodies of Minnet, the eldest, and Jasmine. | Inside Bowman's freezer were the frozen bodies of Minnet, the eldest, and Jasmine. |
Special needs children | Special needs children |
Bowman had received subsidies for all three children from the District of Columbia, where the girls were adopted. | Bowman had received subsidies for all three children from the District of Columbia, where the girls were adopted. |
The subsidies are given to parents who adopt special-needs children from foster care, the Associated Press news agency notes. | The subsidies are given to parents who adopt special-needs children from foster care, the Associated Press news agency notes. |
Bowman has already pleaded guilty to abusing the surviving girl and was sentenced to 25 years in prison in that case. | Bowman has already pleaded guilty to abusing the surviving girl and was sentenced to 25 years in prison in that case. |
The girl, now nine and living with new foster parents, testified in the murder trial last week. | The girl, now nine and living with new foster parents, testified in the murder trial last week. |
Bowman is due to be sentenced over the new convictions on 22 March. Prosecutors said they would ask for life in prison without the possibility of parole. | Bowman is due to be sentenced over the new convictions on 22 March. Prosecutors said they would ask for life in prison without the possibility of parole. |
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