{"id":314174,"date":"2026-08-05T09:12:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/314174\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T09:12:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T09:12:32","slug":"brady-harmon-dad-of-ny-kids-killed-in-grandma-moms-murder-suicide-says-murderers-deserve-special-place-in-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/314174\/","title":{"rendered":"Brady Harmon, dad of NY kids killed in grandma, mom’s murder-suicide, says murderers deserve \u2018special place in hell\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The heartbroken father of four children allegedly murdered by their grandma and mom in an upstate New York apartment<\/a> ripped the two killers, declaring that the pair deserve a \u201cspecial place in hell.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sarah Myers, 44, and her 64-year-old mother Amy Steadman \u201cconspired in carrying out the murders of the four children<\/a> [on June 10] before taking their own lives,\u201d Mechanicville police chief William Rabbitt said Tuesday, seemingly confirming Brady Harmon\u2019s suspicions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew my kids were murdered,\u201d he told News10<\/a> on Tuesday, reacting to the harrowing development. \u201cAnd then I know those two are the ones that did it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brady Harmon sitting on a sofa with his children. Facebook\/Brady Harmon<\/p>\n

Three of Brady Harmon\u2019s children, Harper, 13, Hudson, 11, and Gracelynn, 10, were poisoned.\u00a0Gavin Harmon, 10, was knifed trying to defend himself, according to Rabbitt.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy kids suffered,\u201d Brady Harmon told WRGB<\/a>. \u201cTo poison them and also to stab them \u2013 there\u2019s a special place in hell for people like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brady Harmon, who had been locked in a bitter custody dispute with his ex-wife Myers, lives in Utah and hadn\u2019t seen his children in person since November 2019.<\/p>\n

His children were supposed to spend the summer in the Beehive State before they were killed.<\/p>\n

Investigators revealed Tuesday they found a note written by Steadman which stated that \u201cthe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cops also found letters they suspect were written by Myers where she also claimed her children had been abused.<\/p>\n

Cops swooped on a Mechanicville neighborhood on June 24, one day after the bodies were found. Cindy Schultz for NY Post<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough those writings were unsigned, the author repeatedly referred to \u2018my babies,\u2019 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,\u201d Rabbitt told reporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhatever [Myers and Steadman] believed justified their actions, the deliberate murder of four children cannot be described as protection,\u201d he blasted.<\/p>\n

Brady Harmon has categorically denied the allegations, and Rabbitt revealed police could independently verify the claims.<\/p>\n

Harmon had previously claimed Steadman didn\u2019t want him to see his children. <\/p>\n

The home where police found the bodies. Cindy Schultz for NY Post<\/p>\n

Rabbitt revealed Steadman had visited several pharmacies in the days leading up to the June 10 killings \u2013 and had messaged her daughter about the sadistic plot.<\/p>\n

Text messages included \u201cdiscussions 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,\u201d according to the police chief.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 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\u2019s father,\u201d Rabbitt said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Later that morning, \u201cas the children failed to respond in the manner that Steadman and Myers had anticipated,\u201d one of the women messaged the other saying: \u201c\u2018It\u2019s not working. We need another option,\u2019\u201d Rabbitt said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Harper Harmon, 13, Hudson Harmon, 11, Gavin Harmon, 10, and Gracelynn Harmon, 10, beaming in a photograph. Facebook \/ Sarah Myers<\/p>\n

Gracelynn complained about her stomach hurting, prompting Steadman to message her daughter, \u201cGracie is aware.\u201d<\/p>\n

Investigators combed through Steadman\u2019s internet history \u2013 where they found several sickening searches.<\/p>\n

She researched medication reactions, with later searches including \u201cWhere is the most fatal place to be stabbed\u2019,\u201d which produced results about a specific artery as well as the neck.\u201d according to Rabbitt.<\/p>\n

Brady Harmon said he spoke with Myers on the day of the murder, and was told to call back the next day.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Myers reportedly told him that the children were sick, but would be able to chat on June 11.<\/p>\n

The bodies were not found until June 23 when cops swooped on their home carrying out a welfare check.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Syringes were also found in Steadman\u2019s home, leaving Brady Harmon with unanswered questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey stabbed my son; they poisoned my children,\u201d he told the Times-Union.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cAll in the delusional state of, \u2018We\u2019re doing this for your benefit.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential crisis counseling. If you live outside the five boroughs, you can dial the 24\/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to\u00a0SuicidePreventionLifeline.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The heartbroken father of four children allegedly murdered by their grandma and mom in an upstate New York…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314175,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[303,57,14034,9,24,55,54,56,58],"class_list":["post-314174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-crime","tag-metro","tag-murder-suicide","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-city-headlines","tag-new-york-city-news","tag-ny","tag-us-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314174"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314174\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}