A mother from North Carolina has been taken into custody after she allegedly killed her 4-year-old twin sons.
Genevieve Ellen Springer, 44, was apprehended on Saturday, March 2, and charged with two counts of first-degree murder following the discovery of her twin sons’ bodies by their father. The boys’ father, who is separated from Springer, found them deceased when he arrived at her residence in Murphy, east of Chattanooga, over the weekend. Emergency responders were summoned to the scene around 10 a.m. on Saturday after the father discovered the tragic situation. He had come to Springer’s home seeking to exercise custody over the twins.
Springer was briefly hospitalized before being released and subsequently taken into custody. She is currently being held without bond at the Cherokee County Detention Center.
Their father last saw his sons alive Feb. 26. Investigators are looking to determine exactly when between then and Saturday they were killed, with the sheriff’s office saying it is “hopeful that autopsies will narrow down the date and time of the twins’ passing.
“In the wake of this tragedy Sheriff Dustin D. Smith is asking for prayers for the victims’ family, friends and all the first responders involved,” the sheriff’s department wrote on Facebook.
“Sheriff Smith would like to remind our County that our children are our most precious resource and our hope for the future. We all must stand united for their protection and for justice.”
Springer is expected to appear in court Thursday, March 7.
