Overview
- Officers responding to a welfare check discovered two adults and four children deceased inside a Mechanicville apartment after a neighbor reported not seeing the family, a welfare check that occurred on Tuesday.
- Investigators say they recovered numerous prescription and over‑the‑counter medications at the scene and that autopsies found one child suffered fatal sharp‑force injuries while other findings are consistent with poisoning.
- A handwritten note found in the apartment has led police to say 64‑year‑old Amy Steadman was 'involved' in the deaths, though authorities have not detailed the note’s contents or assigned final responsibility.
- Court records show the children’s father, Brady Harmon of Utah, had been awarded uninterrupted summer visitation beginning July 1, a timing detail public coverage has cited for context.
- The probe remains active with New York State Police assisting, toxicology and medical‑examiner reviews still pending, and officials say there is no evidence of outside involvement or an ongoing threat to the public.