Darren West - , 40 , pleaded guilty to the six murders in February . Police said children , born between 1996 and 2006 , were alive just minutes . She would strangle newborns with her thumbs and hide them in garage . Two of her old daughters spoke up for their mom in letters read in court . Huntsman , from Pleasant Grove , Utah , was sentenced for her crimes today . Given six sentences of five years to life , three of which are consecutive . Means she will spend at least 15 years behind bars , and likely much longer .
Megan Huntsman , 40 , pleaded guilty to the six murders in February . Police said children , born between 1996 and 2006 , were alive just minutes . She would strangle newborns with her thumbs and hide them in garage . Two of her old daughters spoke up for their mom in letters read in court . Huntsman , from Pleasant Grove , Utah , was sentenced for her crimes today . Given six sentences of five years to life , three of which are consecutive . Means she will spend at least 15 years behind bars , and likely much longer .