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Lethal levels of allergy medication, kratom connected to Mechanicville deaths
WRGB • • general
Key Points:
- Toxicology reports revealed lethal levels of diphenhydramine, an over-the-counter antihistamine, in all six victims of the Mechanicville Harris Avenue tragedy.
- Mitragynine, the active compound in kratom, was detected in four of the six deceased individuals.
- The six family members—Amy Steadman, her daughter Sarah Myers, and Myers' four children—were found dead on June 23, with evidence indicating they died around June 10.
- Investigations suggest the children were deliberately poisoned, and one child, Gavin Harmon, was also fatally stabbed.
- These toxicology findings align with the police investigation and were officially released on September 11.
