Denise Merker, of Riverhead, Admits Killing Her Baby by Stuffing Paper Towels Down Her Throat 33 Years Ago, ADA Says

Denise Merker, of Riverhead, admits killing her baby by stuffing paper towels down her throat 33 years ago, ADA says

Denise Merker was so visibly shaken that court officers took the unusual step of providing her a chair to sit in as she appeared before the judge.

NY Mom Stuffed Newborn's Mouth With Paper Towels, Left Baby To Die In Trash Bag: DA

More than three decades after a newborn girl was found dead inside a garbage bag along a Suffolk County roadway, a 55-year-old woman has been indicted for murder.Denise Merker, 55, was arraigned in Suffolk County Court Monday, March 2, on …