Woman sentenced to life in deaths of 2 young children found hanging in home's basement 5 years ago

A Pennsylvania woman has been sentenced to two life terms without parole on murder convictions in the deaths of her two young children, who were found hanging in the basement of their home five years ago.

Lisa Snyder, 41, was convicted last month of two counts of first-degree murder in the September 2019 deaths of 4-year-old Brinley and 8-year-old Conner, who were taken off life support and died three days after they were found in the home in Albany Township, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) northwest of Philadelphia.

Snyder displayed no reaction during Thursday’s hearing in Berks County and spoke only to decline to address the court, the Reading Eagle reported. President Judge Theresa Johnson, who also imposed another 8 1/2 to 17 years on child endangerment and evidence-tampering convictions, called the crime the most violent murder she had seen in her time on the bench and also said the defendant had never shown any remorse.