Renee Bowman, the Maryland woman who was found guilty last month of murdering two of her adopted daughters and keeping their bodies inside a freezer in her home, has been sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus an additional 75 years for several counts of child abuse, the Post reports. The sentence is in addition to the 25 years she is already serving for abusing her third, surviving daughter. The Post says Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Michael J. Algeo called the Bowman case "the worst he'd seen in 25 years in Montgomery County as a prosecutor, defense attorney and judge." more ›

The week-long trial of Renee Bowman, the Maryland woman accused of murdering two of her adopted daughters and keeping their bodies stored in a freezer has come to an end: Bowman was convicted today of two counts of first degree murder and three counts of first degree child abuse, the Washington Post reports.

Bowman, 44, showed no emotion as the verdict was read after about about two hours of deliberation. more ›

Just a few weeks after Banita Jacks was sentenced to 120 years in prison for murdering her four daughters, the *other* completely horrifying area child abuse case of 2008 has its first sentencing news. Renee Bowman, the Maryland woman accused of killing two of her adopted daughters and stashing their bodies in a freezer, has been sentenced to 25 years for abusing her third, surviving daughter. Bowman still awaits trial for the murders of her other two daughters. more ›

Both WTOP and the Post have stories up on the findings of medical examiner in the case of the two girls who were found in the freezer in their mother's home in Calvert County in September. Both girls died from asphyxiation, according to the official report. The mother, Renee Bowman, previously told police that one of the girls died of starvation and the other died after a fall. She has not been charged in their deaths, though she is currently being held on child abuse charges related to a third daughter who is still living. more ›

Montgomery County Police say they have tentatively identified the two bodies found in Renee Bowman's freezer as two of Bowman's adopted daughters. They also released this undated photo of Jasmine Nicole Bowman, who would now be 9, and Minnet Cecila Bowman, who would be 11. A family friend made the identification, though as the Post points out, it's not yet an official identification. Still, police don't expect to discover the bodies belonged to anyone else once the autopsies are completed. more ›

The Post continues its tireless, grim updates of the Renee Bowman case, with the latest crediting three reporters in the byline and four other individuals as having contributed. New details: a lawyer who represented Bowman in a personal injury case between 2003 and 2005 describes her as being "not the same person" she was then. Bowman is apparently confused about what's going on, even though she told police one of her daughters died of starvation, while the other died from injuries sustained after a fall. Maryland medical examiners have not yet determined causes of death for the two bodies, believed to be those of Bowman's adopted daughters, that were found in a freezer inside her home in Calvert County, Md. With a case like this, you really have to hope that this woman had some sort of psychotic break and suddenly became totally nuts. Otherwise all you're left with is something far more sinister. more ›

The Calvert County, Md. Sheriff's Department has arrested one Renee Bowman, 43, after discovering what appeared to be the bodies of two children in a freezer in Bowman's home over the weekend. Authorities went to the house responding to a report of child abuse, after neighbors found Bowman's 7-year-old adopted daughter alone outside the house, showing signs of abuse and neglect. When they searched the house, they found the remains, and Bowman allegedly told them that the bodies belonged to her two other adopted daughters, and that they had both been in the freezer since February. Bowman used to live in Rockville, in Montgomery County, but moved to Calvert County in February, so charges related to the bodies could ultimately be filed in Montgomery. Bowman is currently being held in Calvert County on charges of first-degree child abuse. more ›