A mother whose two children were found hanged in the basement of their home has been charged with their murder and sex with a dog (photos)

A mother whose two children were found hanged in the basement of their home has been charged with their murder and sex with a dog 

Lisa Rachelle Snyder, 36, was was arrested Monday and charged with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, endangering the welfare of children and sexual intercourse with a dog in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Snyder’s children, eight-year-old Conner and four-year-old Brinley, were found hanged and unresponsive in the basement of their home on September 23. 


The children were revived by paramedics as they were rushed to the hospital. They were placed on life support, but died three days later. Police took numerous objects from the home after the children’s deaths, including cellphones, computers, and Conner’s X-box gaming system. They also said they were looking for a dog that had reportedly been given away before the incident.

Investigators said Snyder told them she owned the dog, which was a black pit bull mixed dog weighing 50 pounds, but she said she had given the dog away. The dog’s weight and its wire leash were of specific interest to authorities as they investigated the hanging, Pennlive reported.