Swen Swanson

Death by Force

In the quiet expanse of Lewis and Clark County, Montana, the morning of August 26, 2002, was shattered by a tragic event that would forever alter the fabric of a local family. On that day, 14-year-old Swen Paul Swanson and his 10-year-old sister, Louisa Ann Swanson, were shot and killed as they slept in their beds at the family's ranch house just outside of Augusta. The person responsible for their deaths was their own mother, Jeanette Swanson.

Jeanette, who was 46 years old at the time, ...Read More