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Father of 4 children found dead in New York apartment was days from seeing them following visitation battle with mother
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- A Utah father, Brady Harmon, was days away from seeing his four children as part of a court-ordered visitation plan when he learned they were found dead in a New York apartment alongside their mother and grandmother.
- The children, aged 10 to 13, along with their mother Sarah Myers and grandmother Amy Steadman, were discovered in a Mechanicville, New York apartment under suspicious circumstances involving sharp-force injuries and possible poisoning.
- Police found a handwritten note suggesting Amy Steadman’s involvement in the deaths, though the full causes and manner of death remain under investigation.
- Harmon had been engaged in a prolonged legal battle for visitation rights since the parents' separation in 2019, with limited contact through supervised FaceTime calls and no in-person visits since that year.
- Despite recent progress in honoring the parenting plan, Harmon expressed shock and grief, stating he had no indication of harm coming to his children and was preparing for a court discussion on visitation just days before the tragedy.
