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New details have emerged in the tragic case of Tranyelle Harshman from Byron, Wyoming, who shot her four children before taking her own life.
A toxicology report has now revealed that before the horrible event, Harshman had narcotics in her system.
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The mother of four who shot her children and herself was revealed to have had narcotics in her system
Image credits: Tranyelle Harshman
Image credits: Tranyelle Harshman
According to the toxicology report, Tranyelle Harshman, 32, had ket*mine and antianxiety medications in her system when she shot her children, 9-year-old Brailey, 7-year-old Olivia, and twins Brooke and Jordan, both aged 2, inside their Byron home on February 10, before turning the g*n on herself.
Highlights
- The mother of four who fatally shot her children and herself was under the influence of narcotics and anti-anxiety medications.
- The toxicology reports reveal Harshman used dr*gs known for causing impaired judgment and hallucinogenic effects.
- Despite Harshman's mental health issues, her husband expressed continued love and grief for his wife and children.
Her husband, Cliff Harshman, shared his wife Tranyelle’s long battle with mental health issues, including depression, PTSD, and postpartum depression following the births of their children.
“She was an incredible mom, and she loved those kids,” Harshman said to Cowboy State Daily.
The report shows Harshman was under the influence of multiple medications
Image credits: Tranyelle Harshman
Image credits: Cliff Harshman
On that fateful day, Harshman also had clonazepam in her system, a dr*g used to treat panic attacks and epilepsy. Known for its sedative properties, clonazepam can cause paranoia, suicidal thoughts, and impaired judgment.
Additionally, the toxicology report indicated that Harshman had used ket*mine, an anesthetic known for its hallucinogenic effects, which is not FDA-approved for treating mental health disorders.
Harshman called 911 before taking her children’s lives and her own
Image credits: Quinn Blackmer
Authorities responded to the Harshman residence shortly after Harshman called 911 to report that she had shot her daughters and was planning to do the same to herself, according to the Sheriff’s Office press release. Despite pleas from the dispatcher, she ended the call, stating it was “too late.”
At the scene, responders found Brooke and Jordan deceased in their cribs, and Brailey with a gu*shot wound in a downstairs bedroom. Olivia and Harshman were transported to a local hospital showing signs of life; however, Harshman succumbed to her injuries two days later, and Olivia passed away five days after the incident at a Salt Lake City hospital.
The children’s toxicology report also showed medications in their systems
Image credits: Tranyelle Harshman
Further complicating the tragedy, the children’s toxicology reports revealed high levels of propranolol and diphenhydramine. Propranolol is a beta-blocker used for treating various conditions, including high blood pressure and migraines, while diphenhydramine is a common ingredient in allergy medications such as Benadryl.
Cliff Harshman was on a business trip at the time of the shootings, and the children were home sick with the flu. He expressed his grief and frustration about the focus on the medication involved rather than the broader issues at play. “I’m bitter that this has had to continue to be a thorn in my side, when I need to just… grieve my family’s loss,” he said.
The biological father of Harshman’s two children shared that his surviving daughter had passed after several days
Image credits: Nelson Mortuary
Olivia and Brailey’s biological father, Quinn Blackmer, and his wife Katelynn announced Olivia’s passing in an online fundraiser update. “Olivia is with her sisters now. She gained her angel wings yesterday… She fought so hard up til the last minute,” Katelynn Blackmer wrote.
Adding that “her body and her brain had been through too much, medication helped, but we reached a point where medical options were exhausted and her body only continued to get worse.”
Harshman’s grieving husband said mental illness is “a chemical imbalance”
Image credits: Quinn Blackmer
Despite the heartache, Cliff Harshman said he still loved his wife. “Most people don’t understand how mental illness affects the brain. It’s a chemical imbalance,” he stated.
“And what happened was so out of character, as angry as I may be with her, I still lost her as well, and I still love her,” he added while still trying to come to terms with the devastating consequences of the tragedy.
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Debbie 9 months ago
All the "yta" in the comments obviously have never experienced severe mental health issues from up close or have no empathy/imagination. No, a SANE woman/mother doesn't do this. That is what mental illness does. Mental health is the reason she did this. If that was good, this wouldn't have happened. Nowadays society has so much presure. Individualistic - there's no community to support anymore. People need a community, but at the same time don't want others to tell them what to do, which is what you also get with a community. Social cohesion seems lost.
FreeTheUnicorn 9 months ago
None of the pharmaceuticals listed are likely to increase the risk of violence, especially if she has had them before. All of them have a stupefying/sweating effect which would make it less likely to do physical harm. Yes this is a tragedy but everything listed would make her less violent rather than more violent. This is a case of someone not being able to get the mental health support they need (clearly hospitalisation), and not Dr ug s made her do it. Everything she took would have been to counteract violent or aggressive behaviour, so the substances that this article says were influencing her were all to prevent what happened. Clearly it didn't work, but don't try and make this a Dr ug based tragedy. There are already so many if then to choose from, no one needs to invent another, and it's disrespectful to the family to misrepresent what went on.
Trev Rett 9 months ago (edited)
It is profoundly disturbing the level of ignorance and illiteracy regarding mental illness that I see in so many of these comments. Here's the facts: the comments here reflect an uneducated public unable or unwilling to use intellect over emotion when dealing with crime, and, unwisely as it is in most situations, choose to allow emotions of anger and vengeance to run wild with no thought of reason or justice. It's a simple fact that, obviously, our brains govern our actions, and when our brains get sick, (if the illness is severe) it can and will alter our behavior. Putting aside the fact that he was "put down," (an obvious and ill-comparable trope sadly used by pro-death penalty folks) would you say "Old Yeller," the famous dog of the story who got rabies, was a "bad dog" because suddenly he growled and wanted to bite? If you do you're an idiot, I think most would agree. Old Yeller got sick with rabies, and as a result was NOT the same dog the family knew and loved. His brain was sick.
Mari 9 months ago
Even when you have a postpartum depression you still can think clearly. It is when you are having a postpartum psychosis that you cannot think clearly anymore. I had a severe postpartum depression, I didn't care what was happening to me but my first concern was always the kids.
SkippityBoppityBoo 9 months ago
I'm so sorry for all those who lost their lives... She should have had better support, not just given medications. By that I mean mental health support. Post Partum Depression is a very serious issue for many new mums. Even if they've had children before and never experienced it when they had their previous children... Now. Propanalol. I take Propanalol for my PTSD, anxiety, panic attacks. It helps to reduce my heart rate when I'm experiencing a full blown panic attack. I'm under the care of my various doctors, specialists and they all know all the medications I take. She should have had that support too. I'm not going to fully comment on the Ketamine except to say that Ketamine is known street d**g in the UK, it's a Class B Substance. Ketamine is a - A dissociative anesthetic is a type of anesthetic that induces a state where a person experiences a sense of detachment or dissociation from their surroundings and themselves, often accompanied by hallucinations and other altered states
SkippityBoppityBoo 9 months ago (edited)
... of perception...... The awfulness of this all... The way she's been vilified online by people who probably have no idea how harsh, cruel any mental health condition/illness can be? Not just for the person themselves but for their family etc? Some people really need to learn empathy...
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Robert Beveridge 9 months ago
OH NO, ANXIETY MEDS. I don't usually call BP out for clickbait article titles even when they're deliberately duplicitous, but this is bordering on the offensive. Do better.
Debbie 9 months ago
All the "yta" in the comments obviously have never experienced severe mental health issues from up close or have no empathy/imagination. No, a SANE woman/mother doesn't do this. That is what mental illness does. Mental health is the reason she did this. If that was good, this wouldn't have happened. Nowadays society has so much presure. Individualistic - there's no community to support anymore. People need a community, but at the same time don't want others to tell them what to do, which is what you also get with a community. Social cohesion seems lost.
FreeTheUnicorn 9 months ago
None of the pharmaceuticals listed are likely to increase the risk of violence, especially if she has had them before. All of them have a stupefying/sweating effect which would make it less likely to do physical harm. Yes this is a tragedy but everything listed would make her less violent rather than more violent. This is a case of someone not being able to get the mental health support they need (clearly hospitalisation), and not Dr ug s made her do it. Everything she took would have been to counteract violent or aggressive behaviour, so the substances that this article says were influencing her were all to prevent what happened. Clearly it didn't work, but don't try and make this a Dr ug based tragedy. There are already so many if then to choose from, no one needs to invent another, and it's disrespectful to the family to misrepresent what went on.
Trev Rett 9 months ago (edited)
It is profoundly disturbing the level of ignorance and illiteracy regarding mental illness that I see in so many of these comments. Here's the facts: the comments here reflect an uneducated public unable or unwilling to use intellect over emotion when dealing with crime, and, unwisely as it is in most situations, choose to allow emotions of anger and vengeance to run wild with no thought of reason or justice. It's a simple fact that, obviously, our brains govern our actions, and when our brains get sick, (if the illness is severe) it can and will alter our behavior. Putting aside the fact that he was "put down," (an obvious and ill-comparable trope sadly used by pro-death penalty folks) would you say "Old Yeller," the famous dog of the story who got rabies, was a "bad dog" because suddenly he growled and wanted to bite? If you do you're an idiot, I think most would agree. Old Yeller got sick with rabies, and as a result was NOT the same dog the family knew and loved. His brain was sick.
Mari 9 months ago
Even when you have a postpartum depression you still can think clearly. It is when you are having a postpartum psychosis that you cannot think clearly anymore. I had a severe postpartum depression, I didn't care what was happening to me but my first concern was always the kids.
SkippityBoppityBoo 9 months ago
I'm so sorry for all those who lost their lives... She should have had better support, not just given medications. By that I mean mental health support. Post Partum Depression is a very serious issue for many new mums. Even if they've had children before and never experienced it when they had their previous children... Now. Propanalol. I take Propanalol for my PTSD, anxiety, panic attacks. It helps to reduce my heart rate when I'm experiencing a full blown panic attack. I'm under the care of my various doctors, specialists and they all know all the medications I take. She should have had that support too. I'm not going to fully comment on the Ketamine except to say that Ketamine is known street d**g in the UK, it's a Class B Substance. Ketamine is a - A dissociative anesthetic is a type of anesthetic that induces a state where a person experiences a sense of detachment or dissociation from their surroundings and themselves, often accompanied by hallucinations and other altered states
SkippityBoppityBoo 9 months ago (edited)
... of perception...... The awfulness of this all... The way she's been vilified online by people who probably have no idea how harsh, cruel any mental health condition/illness can be? Not just for the person themselves but for their family etc? Some people really need to learn empathy...
Load More Replies... Robert Beveridge 9 months ago
OH NO, ANXIETY MEDS. I don't usually call BP out for clickbait article titles even when they're deliberately duplicitous, but this is bordering on the offensive. Do better.
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