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Mother Who Drowned 3 Children at Coney Island Is Sentenced to 20 Years

2 sources2 storiesFirst seen 5/20/2026Score51Mixed Progress
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51
Coverage
25
Recency
97
Engagement
21
Velocity
100
Confidence
70
Clipability
68
Polarization
0
Claims
4
Contradictions
0
Breakthrough
50

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ABC News - Top Stories

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Mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life.

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A Brooklyn woman has been sentenced to 20 years to life for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island's boardwalk

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Mother Who Drowned 3 Children at Coney Island Is Sentenced to 20 Years.

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Erin Merdy, 34, pleaded guilty to murder in the 2022 killings of her children, ages 7, 4 and 3 months.

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