Death Hearing Begins for Nebraska Woman Convicted of Murder

Death Hearing Begins for Nebraska Woman Convicted of Murder
Bailey Boswell, right, listens during a hearing in Saline County Court in Wilbur, Neb. on Aug. 6, 2018 Eric Gregory/Lincoln Journal Star via AP, Pool File
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WILBER, Neb.—A three-judge panel began hearing evidence Wednesday to decide whether a woman should become the first female sentenced to death in Nebraska for her role in the killing and dismemberment of a woman she met through a dating app.

Bailey Boswell was convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder last year for the slaying of Sydney Loofe. Boswell’s boyfriend during the murder, 54-year-old Aubrey Trail, was sentenced to death last month for fatally strangling Loofe and dismembering her body.