In a tragic twist of fate, a grieving father is grappling with the appalling loss of his four beloved children, allegedly murdered by none other than their grandmother and mother in their upstate New York home. His words paint a picture of fury and heartbreak, as he declares that these two women deserve a “special place in hell.”
Sarah Myers, aged 44, along with her 64-year-old mother, Amy Steadman, were reportedly involved in a chilling plot to murder the children on June 10 before ending their own lives. This revelation was made public by Mechanicville Police Chief William Rabbitt on Tuesday, strongly aligning with the grave suspicions held by the bereaved father, Brady Harmon.
“I was certain my kids were murdered,” Brady Harmon conveyed to News10, clearly affected as new details emerged. “And now I know those two were responsible,” he confirmed, his voice tinged with a deep sense of betrayal and grief.
Brady Harmon’s tragic narrative unfolds with Harper, 13, Hudson, 11, and Gracelynn, 10, having succumbed to poisoning. Meanwhile, 10-year-old Gavin Harmon faced a brutal end, stabbed while attempting to defend himself, according to Chief Rabbitt, painting a harrowing picture of the children’s final moments.
“My kids went through hell,” Brady Harmon revealed in his interview with WRGB. “To poison them and to stab them is a monstrous act that deserves nothing less than a special place in hell.” His anguished words echo the unfathomable ordeal his children endured.
Brady Harmon, who had been locked in a bitter custody dispute with his ex-wife Myers, lives in Utah and hadn’t seen his children in person since November 2019.
His children were supposed to spend the summer in the Beehive State before they were killed.
Investigators revealed Tuesday they found a note written by Steadman which stated that “the author accepts responsibility for what occurred and states that they believed killing the children was the only way to keep them safe from alleged abuse in Utah.”
Cops also found letters they suspect were written by Myers where she also claimed her children had been abused.
“Although those writings were unsigned, the author repeatedly referred to ‘my babies,’ expressed anger toward the Utah family court system, made allegations that she and the children had been abused while living in Utah and complained that she had been unable to obtain legal representation,” Rabbitt told reporters.
“Whatever [Myers and Steadman] believed justified their actions, the deliberate murder of four children cannot be described as protection,” he blasted.
Brady Harmon has categorically denied the allegations, and Rabbitt revealed police could independently verify the claims.
Harmon had previously claimed Steadman didn’t want him to see his children.
Rabbitt revealed Steadman had visited several pharmacies in the days leading up to the June 10 killings – and had messaged her daughter about the sadistic plot.
Text messages included “discussions regarding obtaining medications, where the murders would occur, how those medications would be administered, how the children would be brought together, what they would be told and how suspicion could be avoided,” according to the police chief.
“In one exchange, Sarah Myers instructed Amy Steadman that the medications should be administered between 10:30 a.m. and noon so they could be finished before a scheduled telephone call at 6 p.m. with the children’s father,” Rabbitt said.
Later that morning, “as the children failed to respond in the manner that Steadman and Myers had anticipated,” one of the women messaged the other saying: “‘It’s not working. We need another option,’” Rabbitt said.
Gracelynn complained about her stomach hurting, prompting Steadman to message her daughter, “Gracie is aware.”
Investigators combed through Steadman’s internet history – where they found several sickening searches.
She researched medication reactions, with later searches including “Where is the most fatal place to be stabbed’,” which produced results about a specific artery as well as the neck.” according to Rabbitt.
Brady Harmon said he spoke with Myers on the day of the murder, and was told to call back the next day.
Myers reportedly told him that the children were sick, but would be able to chat on June 11.
The bodies were not found until June 23 when cops swooped on their home carrying out a welfare check.
Days after the bodies were found, Rabbitt said the human remains were too badly decomposed, which made it difficult for responding cops to identify them.
Syringes were also found in Steadman’s home, leaving Brady Harmon with unanswered questions.
“They stabbed my son; they poisoned my children,” he told the Times-Union.
“All in the delusional state of, ‘We’re doing this for your benefit.’”
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