"The baby was initially found on September 25, 1993, court documents and Merker's attorney Edward Burke Jr. indicated at the time of her arrest. A prior news report from 1993 indicated that the deceased newborn baby was found in a bag on Route 25 near Wading River-Manorville Road; Burke confirmed that the 1993 report was referring to the same case."
"Denise Reischman Merker, 56, was arrested on February 2; she was charged with murder and arraigned on February 3 at Riverhead Town Justice Court, according to the representative. Merker is slated to appear before Judge Steven Pilewski in Suffolk County Criminal Court in Riverhead for an arraignment pursuant to an indictment, court records indicate and the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said."
"Burke Jr. confirmed the murder charge and said it was in relation to the death of her infant daughter. 'This an extremely emotional case,' he said."
Denise Reischman Merker, 56, was arrested on February 2 and charged with murder related to the death of her infant daughter. The baby was found abandoned on September 25, 1993, in a bag on Route 25 near Wading River-Manorville Road in Riverhead, New York. Merker was arraigned on February 3 at Riverhead Town Justice Court and is scheduled to appear before Judge Steven Pilewski in Suffolk County Criminal Court for an arraignment pursuant to an indictment. Her attorney, Edward Burke Jr., described the case as extremely emotional. Two previous court dates were postponed before the scheduled Monday appearance.
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