A Riverhead woman accused of killing her newborn daughter in 1993 — and then dumping her body in a garbage bag on the side of Route 25 — pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder at her arraignment in Suffolk criminal court. Denise Reichman Merker, 55, trembled with emotion as a Suffolk Assistant DA told an acting Supreme Court that the defendant admitted killing her baby by stuffing paper towels down her throat nearly 33 years ago. Read the latest on this developing story at the link in bio. (Photo: James Carbone) - - #longislandny #suffolkcountyny #riverheadny #crime #breakingnews