# @news12li on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DVKndCTCkhm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57499641-news12li-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-25T03:32:10.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** News 12 Long Island (@news12li) — https://gondola.cc/news12li

## Caption

'I DID IT': The woman accused in the 1993 killing of a newborn told Suffolk County detectives “I did it,” according to court documents.
 
Denise Merker, of Riverhead, who was arrested on Feb. 2 and charged with murder in the girl’s death, told Suffolk County detectives that she placed a paper towel in the infant’s mouth after the baby began crying.
 
Merker’s criminal complaint filed in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead reveals statements she made during a recorded interview.

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