Your global briefing begins in New York, where a solemn…
BRIEF / WORLD / MAY 21, 2026

Your global briefing begins in New York, where a solemn…

Your global briefing begins in New York, where a solemn legal chapter closed for Erin Merdy, the Brooklyn mother convicted of a devastating crime. Merdy, 34, was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years to life in prison for the 2022 drowning of her three young children near Coney Island's famed boardwalk. Earlier this year, she pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her 7-year-old son Zachary, her 4-year-old daughter Liliana, and her 3-month-old son Oliver. The sentencing brings a measure of judicial finality to a case that shocked the nation.

  • Your global briefing begins in New York, where a solemn legal chapter closed for Erin Merdy, the Brooklyn mother convicted of a…
  • Merdy, 34, was sentenced Wednesday to 20 years to life in prison for the 2022 drowning of her three young children near…
  • Earlier this year, she pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges in the deaths of her 7-year-old son Zachary, her 4-year-old daughter Liliana,…
  • The sentencing brings a measure of judicial finality to a case that shocked the nation
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