Justice for the Innocents Lost at Coney Island The 20 year to life sentence handed down to Erin Merdy on Wednesday is a measure of accountability in a case that will forever be etched in the memories of New Yorkers and the nation.
The mother's guilt does little to alleviate the anguish felt by those who knew her children or to answer the haunting question: what drove a person to take the lives of three innocent souls?
The evidence presented at trial suggests Merdy was struggling with postpartum depression and had been threatened with eviction due to her inability to pay rent.