HORROR IN NEW YORK: Mother and Grandmother Poisoned and Stabbed Four Children Then Killed Themselves Days Before Father Could Reunite With Them After a Six-Year Custody Fight
Four innocent children were deliberately drugged and murdered by their own mother and grandmother in a sickening murder-suicide plot allegedly driven by a bitter custody dispute, according to investigators.
The children, Harper Harmon, 13; Hudson Harmon, 11; and 10-year-old twins Gavin and Gracelynn Harmon, were found dead alongside their mother, Sarah Myers, 44, and grandmother, Amy Steadman, 64, inside Steadman’s apartment in Mechanicville, New York, on June 23.
Investigators believe the children were murdered on June 10, nearly two weeks before their decomposing bodies were discovered during a welfare check.
Now, toxicology results have revealed that diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in Benadryl, and kratom, a psychoactive substance with opioid-like effects, were found in the children’s blood, sources told Albany’s WNYT NewsChannel 13.
The disturbing toxicology findings were first reported nationally by the New York Post.
According to police, Myers and Steadman conspired through text messages to obtain medications, poison the children, and conceal their monstrous plot.
The messages allegedly show the two women coordinating the murders as they were taking place.
One message reportedly indicated that the drugs were not working as planned and that at least one child had realized what was happening.
Gavin was allegedly stabbed repeatedly after the poisoning attempt failed. Police said he had defensive wounds, indicating the terrified 10-year-old fought for his life.