A Utah woman has been accused of killing six of her own babies after their bodies were discovered in cardboard boxes at her former house.
Megan Huntsman, 39, gave birth to the babies between 1996 and 2006.
Seven bodies were found by police at the house in Pleasant Grove; it is unclear why she has only been charged on six counts.
Megan Huntsman, 39, gave birth to the babies between 1996 and 2006.
Seven bodies were found by police at the house in Pleasant Grove; it is unclear why she has only been charged on six counts.
Her estranged husband, who has not been charged, discovered the first body in the garage before alerting authorities.
Megan Huntsman was charged with six counts of murder at Utah Country Jail on Sunday.
Darren West, who has himself been in prison recently on drug-related charges, is believed to have been her partner when the children were born.The bodies were discovered stuffed into separate cardboard boxes in a garage.
Neighbours said they were unaware of unusual activity at the house
Police officers "got more and more shocked with each box they opened".
The bodies have been sent to a medical examiner for testing.
DNA samples taken from Megan Huntsman and her husband will be used to confirm the identity of the parents.
On Sunday, Darren West's family said they were in a "state of shock and confusion."
Mrs Huntsman had moved out of the house around three years ago,
She had three daughters, a teenager and two adults, who had continued to live there.
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