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

A mother, Sarah Myers, and her mother, Amy Steadman, allegedly conspired to murder four children in Mechanicville, New York, before taking their own lives. The children were reportedly drugged with diphenhydramine and kratom, and one child, Gavin, was also fatally stabbed after the poisoning attempt failed. Handwritten notes left by the women accused the children’s father of abuse and claimed the killings were for protection, though investigators could not substantiate these claims.

• A mother and grandmother are accused of murdering four children before committing suicide in Mechanicville, New York.
• The children, Harper, Hudson, and twins Gavin and Gracelynn Harmon, were allegedly drugged with diphenhydramine and kratom.
• One child, Gavin, was also fatally stabbed after the poisoning attempt failed, showing defensive wounds.
• Text messages allegedly show the mother and grandmother coordinating the murders and discussing the drugs’ effects.
• Handwritten notes accused the children’s father of abuse and claimed the killings were to ‘protect’ the children, but these accusations were unsubstantiated by investigators.
• The murders occurred shortly before the children were to spend the summer with their father in Utah, following a six-year custody dispute.