3 Tots Drowned Dead, Mommy Suspected Drunk, on Boardwalk
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace
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🗓️ 13 September 2022
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Three young children found dead on a New York beach were allegedly drowned by their mother.
Police say 30-year-old Erin Merdy reportedly confessed to the murders. A 90-minute search was launched early Monday after several of Merdy's relatives called police, concerned that Merdy may have done something to her children.
The children ages, 7, 4, and 3 months, were found lying in the sand. Merdy, meanwhile, was nearly two miles away on the Brighton Beach boardwalk.
Merdy was soaking wet, barefoot, and walking in her bathrobe. Speculation is that Merdy may have been drinking or suffering postpartum depression. No confirmation of either has yet been made.
Joining Nancy Grace Today:
- John W. Dill, Esquire - Personal Injury Lawyer, Winter Park, Florida, Author: "The Method: Proven Techniques for Winning Jury Trials", www.JohnWDill.com, Twitter/IG @JohnWDillESQ, Represented Zenaida Gonzalez in Defamation Suit against Casey Anthony
- Dr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA, AngelaArnoldMD.com, Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital
- Robert Crispin - Private Investigator, Former Federal Task Force Officer for United States Department of Justice, DEA and Miami Field Division, Former Homicide and Crimes Against Children Investigator, “Crispin Special Investigations” CrispinInvestigations.com, Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations, Inc.
- Dr. Katherine Maloney, M.D. - Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Erie County Medical Examiners Office, (Buffalo NY), www.nickelcityforensics.com
- Gabrielle Fonrouge - National Correspondent and Investigative Reporter, NY Post, Twitter: @FonrougeGab, GabrielleFonrouge.com
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| 0:43.2 | A 9-1-1 call detailing three children unconscious on the beach. |
| 0:50.8 | Where was mommy? |
| 0:51.7 | A far distance away on the boardwalk. |
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| 1:05.7 | In case you were wondering, the three children are not unconscious. |
| 1:10.8 | They're dead. |
| 1:12.1 | Take a listen to this. |
| 1:13.2 | Earlier this morning at about 140 a.m. |
| 1:16.4 | Officers from the 60th precinct responded to an apartment at 3325 Neptune Avenue |
| 1:23.3 | in response to a 9-1-1 call placed by a concerned family member who was at a different location. |
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