A New York mother and grandmother methodically planned the murders of four children, then took their own lives.
Posted on 09/08/2026 6:50:19 PM PDT by Red Badger
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.
Investigators also discovered disturbing internet searches on Steadman’s phone involving fatal stabbing locations and the carotid artery, according to ABC News.
I can’t wrap my head around a woman who wants to kill her kids. Evil.
A New York mother and grandmother methodically planned the murders of four children, then took their own lives.
more evil
The smiles make the whole thing even more twisted.
Constance Margaret Fisher (née Sirois) was born on March 26, 1929, in Oakland, Maine. She was abandoned by her birth parents and adopted by the Sirois family. In 1946, at age 17, she married Carl Marion Fisher, a World War II veteran who worked at a car shop associated with the Maine Central Railroad. The couple settled in Waterville, Maine, and had three children: Richard, born in 1947; Daniel, born in 1948; and Deborah Kay, born in 1953. During these years, Constance reportedly developed serious anxiety and depression, frequently worrying about her children, finances, and the family’s cramped home. She also attempted suicide at least once.
On March 8, 1954, Carl returned home from work and discovered that the door was locked. Concerned, he contacted Dr. Richard Chasse, who had been treating Constance for depression, and the two men forced their way inside. Carl found Daniel and Deborah dead in their beds and Richard drowned in the bathtub. Police searching the house eventually found Constance unconscious beneath a bed after she had apparently attempted suicide by drinking liquid shampoo. A suicide note said that she had drowned the children to “save them from evil” and that God had ordered her to do it. A psychiatric examination determined that she suffered from paranoid schizophrenia and was unable to stand trial, so she was committed to Augusta State Hospital. After several years of treatment, she reportedly stopped hearing voices and showed significant improvement. Despite the hospital’s medical board initially opposing her release, she was discharged into Carl’s custody on March 6, 1959, partly amid the broader national movement toward deinstitutionalization.
After her release, Constance and Carl moved to Fairfield, Maine, where Carl had built a new home. They had three more children: Kathleen Louise in 1960, Michael Jon in 1962, and Natalie Rose in 1965. On June 30, 1966, Carl returned from work and discovered nine-month-old Natalie drowned in the bathtub. He ran to a neighbor’s house to telephone the police because the Fisher home did not have a telephone. Officers subsequently found Michael and Kathleen dead in their beds, while Constance was found unconscious after apparently overdosing on pills. The striking similarity to the 1954 killings led newspapers to describe the event as a “duplication of tragedy.” Constance was charged with the murders and pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. After psychiatric examination and testimony, the court accepted the insanity defense and ordered that she be confined to Augusta State Hospital for the remainder of her life.
Constance remained hospitalized for the next seven years. On October 1, 1973, she escaped from Augusta State Hospital. A search followed, and on October 9, duck hunters discovered the bloated body of a woman floating in the Kennebec River near Gardiner, Maine. An autopsy identified the body as Constance Fisher, and her death was recorded as an accidental drowning, apparently occurring on the day of her escape. Her death prompted the hospital superintendent, Roy Ettlinger, to criticize the use of milieu therapy because he believed it could increase the risk of suicide among certain patients. Constance was buried in the Fisher family plot in Waterville. When Carl died in 1990, he was buried there as well, alongside Constance and all six of their children.
I cannot fathom the depth of this evil..............
The bodies were found way back in June; I wonder why this story is just coming out now.
Toxicology tests take a lot of time..........
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Stacked solid in “news” ✖️ an
The main article mentions a synthetic drug known as gas station heroin.
More on that....
https://freerepublic.com/tag/kratom/index
Women have found a new way to get at their ex’s.
Most articles on this case were from early August.
📌📖1 Kings 3:16-28
New American Standard Bible
📜”But the woman whose child was the living one spoke to the king, for she was deeply stirred over her son, and she said,
“Pardon me, my lord! Give her the living child, and by no means kill him!”
But the other woman was saying, “He shall be neither mine nor yours; cut him!”
27 Then the king replied,
“Give the first woman the living child, and by no means kill him. She is his mother.”
28 When all Israel heard about the judgment which the king had handed down, they feared the king, because they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to [i]administer justice
From the behavior at the Clancy trial women have admitted that they are all batshit crazy and are not responsible for their actions.
Something feminists point out a lot, college girls having sex after some wine or beer, millionaire corporate officers having a 3 year affair with the CEO and then claiming she was forced, being “forced” into prostitution because Walmart and other jobs don’t pay enough.
More reasons for women to be viewed legally as just big dangerous children.
They now think this is acceptable and they will face no consequences, and the floodgates are opening. Remeber so so many were and are so fast to pozt their little “metoo lindsay” insanity solidarity videos online.
brave young boy. even drugged unto death, fought hard for his life and, i bet, the lives his brother and sisters. too bad he wasn’t just a little older. i’m sure he and his siblings are in the arms of Jesus.
the mother and daughter of satan are with their father.
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