Tenn. mom convicted in newborn twins' deaths

A jury found Lindsey Lowe, a 26-year-old Nashville, Tenn. woman, guilty of murder on March 19, 2013 in the 2011 smothering deaths of her newborn twins found in a laundry basket. She was convicted of felony murder, premeditated murder and aggravated child abuse. She was immediately sentenced to life in prison by the judge. At trial, jurors saw a video of Lowe telling police she had given birth alone on Sept. 12, 2011, in the bathroom of her parents' home on a quiet cul-de-sac in an upper-middle-class neighborhood. The bodies weren't found until two days later. A family member discovered one baby dead in a laundry basket at the home in Hendersonville, 20 miles northeast of Nashville. When police arrived to investigate, officers found the second body under a bloody sheet in the same basket. Lowe was engaged at the time but became pregnant during an affair with another man, jurors were told. She hid the pregnancy from her family and friends, and the defense and prosecution offered competing arguments as to why.

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Paula Lowe, left, hugs her daughter, Lindsey Lowe, before the jury returned a verdict in Lindsey's murder trial Tuesday March 19, 2013, in Gallatin, Tenn.

Lindsey Lowe listens to her attorneys during a break in her murder trial in Gallatin, Tenn. on Tuesday March 19, 2013.

Lindsey Lowe's parents, Paula, left, and Mark Lowe, and her sister, Lacey, react as they listen to the jury return a guilty verdict for Lindsey at her murder trial Tuesday March 19, 2013, in Gallatin, Tenn.

Lindsey Lowe's parents, Paula, left, and Mark Lowe, right, and her sister, Lacey, embrace after the jury returned a guilty verdict for Lindsey at her murder trial Tuesday March 19, 2013, in Gallatin, Tenn.

Lindsey Lowe leaves the courtroom carrying a bible after the jury was dismissed for deliberations at her murder trial in Gallatin, Tenn. on Tuesday March 19, 2013.

Lindsey Lowe sits with her attorney during her trial on Monday March 18, 2013, in Gallatin, Tenn.

Lindsey Lowe states that she will waive her right to testify at her murder trial, during a hearing without the jury present on Monday March 18, 2013, in Gallatin, Tenn.

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Lindsey Lowe talks with her Defense attorney John Pellegrin during a break in her murder trial Wednesday March 13, 2013.

Lindsey Lowe, right, sits with her attorney, John Pellegrin, during a hearing Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, in Gallatin, Tenn.