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UPDATED May 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET
May 21, 2026 at 9:18 AM ET
Erin Merdy sentenced to 20 years to life for drowning
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Erin Merdy was sentenced to 20 years to life for drowning her three children in the ocean near Coney Island.
WHO: Erin Merdy; Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez; Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun
WHAT: Sentenced to 20 years to life for drowning her three children near Coney Island’s boardwalk
WHEN: May 22, 2026 at 3:11 PM ET
WHERE: Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York
WHY: Merdy drowned her three children in the ocean near their home in Coney Island.
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