Louise Woodward was a British nanny accused of murdering baby Matthew Eappen: ID investigates the case
Wed Dec 16, 2020 at 1:20pm ET
Louise Woodward was accused of shaking baby Matthew Eappen to death in 1997. Pic credit: AP Archive/YouTube
As part of ID’s Crimes That Changed Us series, the team investigates the tragic case of baby Matthew Eappen from Newton, Massachusetts, whose death in 1997 sent shockwaves through America.
Louise Woodward was the British nanny employed by the Eappen family to look after 8-month-old Matthew, and when he passed away, she was blamed for his murder.
On February 4, 1997, Matthew was rushed to a hospital in Boston with horrific injuries. He had a two-inch crack in his skull and a fractured arm, and his head, neck, and spinal cord were hemorrhaging.