Genevieve Springer is accused of murdering her twin 4-year-old boys, who were found dead by their father on March 2, 2024, at her home in Murphy, North Carolina, authorities say. (Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office)
Authorities in North Carolina are investigating 4-year-old twin boys were discovered dead inside a home.
The boys’ mother, Genevieve Ellen Springer, is in custody on two counts of first-degree murder, according to the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said in a press release they received call around 10 a.m. Saturday to a home on Gooseberry Road in Murphy, a town in far west North Carolina. The caller was the boys’ father, who is separated from Springer and was picking the kids up from her home as part of their custody agreement.
When he went into the home, he discovered the boys dead and called 911. Detectives identified Springer as a suspect and tracked her to a hospital in north Georgia. After she was discharged on Sunday they took her back to the Cherokee County Detention Center where she’s being held without bond.
Deputies did not release a twins’ cause of death nor have they suggested a possible motive. The father told them he last saw his twins alive on Feb. 26. An autopsy will also determine the time and date they were killed, deputies said. Detectives put the date of death as occurring between Feb. 26 to March 2 on the warrants for arrest.
“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 press release said. “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.”
