Alabama woman with history of mental illness gets 2 life sentences for 2019 murders of 2 young sons [Video]

Sara Tapia Franco received two life sentences after she pled guilty to two lesser counts of murder Thursday, June 20, for the 2019 killing of her two young sons.

Law enforcement officers discovered the boys, ages 9 and 3, in a home near Baileyton after responding to an emergency call placed by their father in October 2019. Franco was detained and transported to receive medical treatment for what appeared to be self-inflicted wounds after she was discovered in a field near the home.

In a statement posted to social media following the sentencing, Cullman County District Attorney Champ Crocker said: “In October of 2019 Sarah Tapia Franco murdered both of her young children before she attempted to kill herself. ‘There is no amount of punishment that would be enough or harsh enough for Sarah Tapia Franco. I am confident that she will never see the light of day again,’ said …