Mom allegedly made blood-chilling threat to ex moments before slaughtering 2 children: ‘Say goodbye to your kids’

Nypost · Aug 10, 2026 · 563 words · By Chris Nesi

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A North Dakota mother accused of stabbing two of her young children to death ghoulishly told their father, “Say goodbye to your kids” in a blood-chilling video shot moments before the slaughter, according to a new affidavit.

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What happened

Why it matters

Kailey Erhart, 22, is facing a slew of charges including two counts of murder, attempted murder, two counts of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon, three counts of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor count of domestic violence following the horrifying Aug.

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Cops said she waved a gun at her estranged husband, Cameron, and threatened to kill herself before fatally stabbing their 5-month-old and 3-year-old kids, and savagely attacking their 1-year-old, who miraculously survived, cops said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Kailey Erhart, 22, is facing a slew of charges including two counts of murder, attempted murder, two counts of terrorizing with a dangerous weapon, three counts of aggravated assault and a misdemeanor count of domestic violence”

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Multiple news sources (Newsweek, IBTimes UK, and a Mandan police affidavit report) confirm Kailey Erhart, 22, was arrested and faces murder charges following an attack on her children.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2024 · Kailey is a variation of the name Kaylee, which is a combination of the phonetic terms ‘kay’ and ‘lee’ and saw a rise in popularity during the 1980s. The common variants of this name inc…
https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/kailey/

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 11, 2026 · See the popularity of the baby name Kailey over time, plus its meaning, origin, common sibling names, and more in BabyCenter's Baby Names tool.
https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names/details/kailey-5775

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web search NEUTRAL — Kailey (/ keɪli /) is a modern English feminine first name. It is a spelling variant of Kaylee [1] that became popular in the US following the release of the British rock group Marillion 's song "Kayl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kailey

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Claim 2: “When officers arrived, Erhart was soaked with blood and holding a kitchen knife to her throat.”

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Two separate reports confirm that first responders found Erhart covered in blood and holding a knife to her own throat.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Miami Police Department (MPD), also known as the City of Miami Police Department, is a full-service municipal law enforcement agency serving the city of Miami, Florida, United States. MPD is the l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miami_Police_Department

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web search NEUTRAL — The over 1,100 sworn members of our police force are relentlessly committed to ensuring that the citizens of Miami are not deprived of their fundamental right to feel safe in their neighborhoods. Of e…
https://www.miami.gov/My-Government/Departments/Police-Depar…

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn about evictions, collecting a judgment, filing a process with the Clerk of Court and Comptroller and other related topics. Get help if you're the victim of a crime. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Offi…
https://www.miamidade.gov/global/police/home.page

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Claim 3: “Cops said she waved a gun at her estranged husband, Cameron, and threatened to kill herself before fatally stabbing their 5-month-old and 3-year-old kids, and savagely attacking their 1-year-old, who miraculously survived”

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Reports from IBTimes UK and Mandan police confirm she allegedly killed two children (5-month-old and 3-year-old) and injured a son (Colton). Other reports mention the use of a knife and a gun during the dispute.

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Claim 4: “After Child Protective Services got involved, Erhart was committed to a mental health facility for an unknown period of time within the last 12-18 months and placed on medication.”

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Claim 5: “The 5-month-old was pronounced dead at St. Alexius Medical Center that night, and the 3-year-old succumbed to their injuries at Sanford Health Friday morning.”

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The Mandan police affidavit and news reports confirm the deaths of a 5-month-old and a 3-year-old. St. Alexius is identified as a regional medical center in the area (Bismarck/Mandan).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) St. Alexius Health Bismarck is a regional, acute care medical center offering inpatient and outpatient medical services, including primary and specialty physician cli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CHI_St._Alexius_Health_Bismarc…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexian Brothers Hospital was a Catholic hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, founded in 1869 by the Alexian Brothers, a healing order of Catholic men. In 1870, it began operation as a two-bed facility. …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — St. Alexius Medical Center is a faith-based community hospital located in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago.
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Claim 6: “She was cleared to be around the children at the time of the incident, according to the affidavit.”

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Claim 7: “Erhart made her first appearance before a judge at the Morton County Courthouse Friday, where bond was set at $3 million cash”

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Claim 8: “After she was placed under arrest, Erhart told investigators she believed their throats had been cut before she placed them on the bed.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support or refute this specific statement made to investigators.

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Claim 9: “following the horrifying Aug. 6 incident at a home in Mandan”

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Newsweek and other reports explicitly state the incident occurred on August 6 at a home in Mandan, North Dakota.

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web search NEUTRAL — Who Is Kailey Erhart? Erhart, a 22-year-old Mandan resident, was arrested on August 6 after police responded to reports that a mother had attacked her children inside a home at 1205 South Frontier Tra…
https://www.newsweek.com/kailey-erhart-north-dakota-mom-accu…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kailey Erhart, 22, from North Dakota, faces multiple murder charges after allegedly killing her two daughters and injuring her son. The tragic incident followed a domestic dispute with her estranged.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/north-dakota-mother-murder-charges…

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 attack in Mandan, North Dakota. According to the affidavit from Mandan police, 22-year-old Kailey Erhart attacked her three young children. Colton survived, but a 5-month-old and a 3-year-old died.
https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2026/08/17/1-year-old-e…

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Claim 10: “Newly released video uncovered by investigators shows Erhart holding one of the children during the frantic scene while brandishing a pistol at her hip and telling the father, “Say goodbye to your kids.””

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While the general event is corroborated, the specific detail about the video and the quote 'Say goodbye to your kids' appears in only one provided source snippet (the 'Mother slit throats...' report).

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web search NEUTRAL — Investigative Post is a non-profit investigative reporting center founded by Jim Heaney that is focused on issues of importance to Buffalo and Western New York.
https://investigativepost.org/

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web search NEUTRAL — The meaning of INVESTIGATIVE is characterized by or having a tendency toward investigation. How to use investigative in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/investigative

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web search NEUTRAL — INVESTIGATIVE definition: 1. involving examining facts, events, problems, crimes, etc. in order to know more about them or to…. Learn more.
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Claim 11: “The father later told investigators that moments before they were locked out he wrestled a pistol away from his crazed ex, and managed to disassemble it and scatter the pieces throughout the house”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of general dictionary definitions of the word 'Father' and does not contain the specific details about disassembling the pistol.

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web search NEUTRAL — Father and child A father, dad, or daddy, is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his child or children, fathers may have a parental, legal, and social relationship wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father

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web search NEUTRAL — Father A father with his son A father (also called dad or daddy) is a male parent. Most human beings are born from a mother and a father. The father of a person's husband or wife is their father-in-la…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · The meaning of FATHER is a male parent. How to use father in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/father

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Claim 12: “the father had previously reported to the state’s mental health services that Erhart had previously threatened to harm both him and the children.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding previous reports to state mental health services.

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Claim 13: “A GoFundMe page raising money for funeral costs for the slain children, as well as medical bills for the 1-year-old, has raised nearly $27,000 out of a $30,000 goal as of Monday morning.”

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Claim 14: “Moments before police arrived at the scene, Erhart had chased the children’s father and grandmother out of the house with a knife.”

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Multiple sources, including the police affidavit and news reports, state that Erhart chased the father and grandmother out of the house with a knife.

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the affidavit, Erhart allegedly chased the children’s father and grandmother with a knife before the fatal attacks.
https://www.aol.com/articles/mom-accused-killing-2-children-…

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web search NEUTRAL — First responders arrived to find the mother, 22-year-old Kailey Erhart, holding a knife to her own throat in the home, per the affidavit. Erhart, who was covered in blood, reportedly dropped the knife…
https://idahonews.com/news/nation-world/children-slit-throat…

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web search NEUTRAL — During the struggle, Erhart bit and scratched him. The children’s grandmother was also said to be at the home. Police said she told them that Erhart chased them out of the house with a knife before at…
https://www.kbtx.com/2026/08/08/horrific-mother-accused-kill…

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Claim 15: “She has not yet entered a plea, and will be back in court Oct. 6.”

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