Megan Huntsman is a woman who was convicted of murdering six of her newborn babies in Utah in 2014. According to media reports, Huntsman had given birth to the babies between 1996 and 2006, but instead of caring for them, she wrapped their bodies in towels and plastic bags and stored them in boxes in her garage. The bodies were discovered by Huntsman's ex-husband in April 2014, when he was cleaning out the garage.
Huntsman initially claimed that the babies had been stillborn, but authorities were skeptical and began an investigation. They eventually determined that the babies had been born alive and then killed. Huntsman was arrested and charged with six counts of murder.
During the legal proceedings, Huntsman's defense attorneys argued that she had been suffering from severe mental illness at the time of the murders and was not capable of understanding the consequences of her actions. However, prosecutors argued that Huntsman was aware of what she was doing and that she had killed the babies in order to hide the fact that she had been pregnant from her family and friends.
In 2015, Huntsman pleaded guilty to the charges and was sentenced to life in prison. The case garnered widespread media attention and was the subject of numerous news articles and television segments. It also sparked a public debate about mental illness and criminal responsibility.
While Huntsman's defense attorneys maintained that she was not responsible for her actions due to her mental illness, many members of the public were skeptical of this claim and argued that she should be held accountable for her crimes. Others, however, argued that Huntsman's mental illness played a significant role in the murders and that she should not be held fully responsible for her actions.