A mother and grandmother who killed themselves and four children in a June 10 murder-suicide discussed their plans for the killings via text messages, according to authorities in New York. Steadman and Myers began planning the alleged killings June 5, Rabbitt said. Additional text messages recovered by police indicate Gracelynn experienced pain in her stomach, writing, “Why would you do that? Besides the text messages, police found letters in the apartment where the bodies of Steadman, Meyers, and the four children were discovered June 23. Harmon reacted to the deaths of his four children, according to WNYT.