Lindsey LoweHENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. -
Just after 4:30 late Monday afternoon, a jury was selected in the trial of a Hendersonville woman charged with murdering her newborn twins.
Lindsey Lowe, who allegedly hid her pregnancy and suffocated her newborn sons shortly after giving birth, was introduced to the 180 potential jurors inside a Gallatin courtroom around 8:30 a.m.
A jury made up of seven men and five women were selected. Three alternatives were also picked to serve.
The case comes to trial almost 18 months to the day after Lowe's father made the gruesome discovery in Hendersonville when he found the babies deceased inside of a laundry hamper in September 2011
In a police affidavit, officers said Lowe confessed that she knowingly and intentionally killed each of her children and used her bare hands to stop their breathing until they were dead.
In the past several months, defense attorneys for Lowe have filed several motions, including one that questioned the legality of a confession to police after detectives came to her workplace to question her.
Nashville's News 2 was the only camera in the courtroom when Lowe took the stand during a hearing last month on a motion, later denied, that questioned if she was properly arrested.
Since her testimony, a judge has ruled in favor of the prosecution on several other motions, including that hundreds of text messages between Lowe and the babies' presumed father will be allowed as evidence.
Judge Dee David Gay said on Monday he expects up to five days of testimony once jury instructions and opening statements are finished.
Lowe is charged with two counts of premeditated murder and aggravated child abuse.
She faces life in prison.
The trial resumes tomorrow at 9 a.m.
Previous Stories:
- March 7, 2013: Judge says phone records will be used in Lindsey Lowe trial
- March 5, 2013: Lowe lawyers strongly hint at defense
- Feb. 21, 20113: Lindsey Lowe takes witness stand for 1st time
- Feb. 12, 2013: Judge denies motion filed by alleged baby killer
- Jan. 22, 2013: Judge will not step down in Lindsey Lowe case
- Dec. 10, 2012: Lindsey Lowe's confession will stay, judge rules
- Nov. 29, 2012: Attorneys for Lindsey Lowe request change of venue
- Nov. 5, 2012: Judge will allow Lindsey Lowe's confession in trial
- May 17, 2012: Trial date set for mother charged with killing newborns
- Nov. 18, 2011: Woman charged with killing newborns enters not guilty plea
- Nov. 10, 2011: State won't seek death penalty against alleged baby killer
- Nov. 4, 2011: Mother of slain newborn twins avoids jail for now
- Oct. 25, 2011: Affair possible motive in murder of newborn twins
- Oct. 24, 2011: Mother charged with killing newborns faces hearing
- Sept. 27, 2011: Funeral held for newborn twins killed by mother
- Sept. 22, 2011: Dozens attend church vigil for mother of slain twins
- Sept. 21, 2011: Nancy Grace weighs in on Lindsey Lowe case
- Sept. 20, 2011: Mental state of woman accused of killing twins in question
- Sept. 19, 2011: Bond for woman charged with killing twins set at $250K
- Sept. 18, 2011: Preacher of woman accused of killing twins speaks out
- Sept. 16, 2011: Lawyer: Woman accused of killing twins shouldn't stay in jail
- Sept. 14, 2011: Police: Mom killed newborn twins, hid them in laundry basket
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