Authorities release names of girls found in freezer

Published October 9, 2008 4:00am ET



Detectives have identified the young girls whose bodies were found in a freezer and are asking the public to help with a timeline in their deaths.

The girls are identified as Jasmine Nicole Bowman, who would be 9 years old, and Minnet C. Bowman, who would be 11 years old. Their bodies were found Sept. 27 in the freezer of their adoptive mother, Renee Bowman, after a third girl escaped from their home in Calvert County.

Although the bodies were discovered in Calvert County, police said the deaths likely occurred in Montgomery County. Renee Bowman lived at 13100 block of Vandalia Drive in the Aspen Hill area of Rockville from 2005 until November 2007 before moving to Calvert County.

Authorities have not confirmed when, where or how the children died and are asking the public’s help in establishing a timeline of where and when the girls were last seen alive. Anyone who had contact with either of the girls in Montgomery County should call detectives at 240-773-5070.