Who is the Who is he? He's my baby. He's 4 months. He's 4 weeks old. Okay. This officer has just been called by a frantic mother, but he is about to uncover what will be his worst nightmare. Sheriff's office. Clear. Oh, [ __ ] Oh, god. Why? >> [laughter] >> Why? On November 8th, 2021, the Valencia County Sheriff's Office receives a frantic call from 30-year-old Karilyn Milton, who expresses something that immediately sets off alarm bells among the officers. 911, what's your emergency? I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm going to kill myself. I don't know. I have a newborn What's going on? I just killed him. I'm not breathing. Sensing her disturbing behavior, officers quickly race to her home in El Cerro Mission, New Mexico, fearing the situation could spiral to life-threatening at any moment. Do you want to come over here? I can get you help. Just come with me. No weapons on you? No. >> No. That cigarette helping you out? Is it keeping you calm? No, I don't even got a lighter. You don't got a lighter? All right. I can try and get you one. You want to come with me? What's going on today? Why do you want to hurt you hurt yourself? What's bothering you? I don't know what's wrong with What do you mean, what's wrong with you? I'm here to help you. 510 such a one. It's isn't me. What isn't you, ma'am? I'm not like this. I don't feel like this. Feel how? Have to advise with a 41 player for medical. Don't feel like hell, ma'am. Just mad and angry. Okay. And then I got this gun. So I can hear his other one crying. Now the other ONE STARTS CRYING. SO THE KIDS just keep crying? What's your name? Kiara. Kiara? Oh god, then this noisy [ __ ] [ __ ] over here in her window. >> Her? Her. Okay. Do you want to go up to the hospital? I don't know what I want to do. I just need help. You just need help? Oh god. So the ambulance is going to come and they're going to help you out, okay? Can you walk that way with me? Yeah? Come on, let's go. His sister in the window watching us. Oh god, this is embarrassing. Do you feel like hurting the kids? I mean, I get it. If you do, parenting is a lot. Frustrated. >> Uh-huh. Like when one stops crying, the other one starts crying. It's like you can't catch a break with the kids. Yeah, and then and top of that I got anxiety. Like I can't breathe. Okay. Do you feel like hurting yourself? All the time, but Do you feel like that right now? Do you feel like that right now? Hi guys. So this is Kiara. She's telling me right now she has anxiety. She's just going through a lot of stress. Telling me she can't catch a break. When one kid stops crying, the next kid starts crying. >> Yeah. So she just wants some help. Well, go ahead and talk with these guys. They're going to be able to help you out with everything, okay? You just need to talk with them. She lives here with her partner, Sant Padilla, and two young sons. As she expresses her disturbing thoughts, concern only deepens surrounding her three-week-old baby, Waylon Padilla, and a four-year-old toddler. The officers don't know yet, but within a few days, they'll be confronted with a nightmare at the same location. At the moment, as Keria continues, her unsettling demeanor grows more intense. I don't know if I'm going to be able to see what's going on, babe. I don't know. We don't know. I just know I love those guys, and I don't want to hurt them, but they're frustrating the [ __ ] out of me. Right. No, I know. Um real quick, so the the dad's out of town? He's on his way. I can't My phone's dead. But he's on his way right now. From where? He was going to Crow stand. He's about an hour and a half away, but he's on his way back. He's probably about well, slow, blonde, something like that. Okay. Do you have any other family um in the area? No. And my whole family >> Local? I'm work, of course. Okay. So, here's one kiddo that's like a month old. Yeah. Yeah. That's the type of one that Yeah, we were we we heard that one. Oh, did you? >> Yeah. Yeah. Here? Yeah. Right here in the house. But I just want to make sure everything's >> I just want to make sure that everything's good with that little guy. So, you have history on her? I've met her once before just to look at the kiddo. Yeah, the 4-year-old, I remember the 4-year-old being here. >> Have you ever met the father? No. No? He wasn't here for that? Um fire stayed here with the kiddo while we took her to the hospital, and then I guess the dad came over to take a look at the kiddo. So, I think he was a lot closer than than where he was before. Oh, he was like I think he was out of town or something. Yeah. Um Yeah, I want to take a look at the kid. I'm just kind of Did she have any history of Oh, I I don't know. Like at the time, nothing mentioned? Nothing uh nothing I thought. I mean, I I didn't really delve too much into that, but Yeah. Okay. Although there's no immediate indication the children have been harmed, officers can't afford to take that on face value. With pounding hearts, they rush inside, determined to make sure their worst fear hasn't already come true. Hi. Hi. How are you, buddy? I got a balloon. You got a balloon? What's your name? Who is that? Okay. Hey, baby. How are you doing? Oh my goodness. Here, little one. Oh my goodness, you are cute. What's your brother's name? What's his name? Nance? Hans? What's your name? Okay, what's his name? Okay. You can sit down on the bed. You got any other brothers? You You got any other ones? Hi, little guy. He's cute. He looks like you. Yeah. >> [crying] >> You're fine, baby boy. You're fine. How you doing, buddy? You doing all right? Anything bothering you? You feel okay? Okay. You feel safe? You feel all right here? Good. Okay. Been eating okay? Have you been eating? >> [crying] >> Are you hungry? Okay. After confirming the children are safe, officers turn their attention back to Keria. Her frustration remains raw, but her behavior shifts with every passing second. And just then, Keria does something completely contradicting her earlier behavior that seemed impossible just a few moments ago. You guys want to see my baby? Okay, can I take a look at the the kiddo? Make sure he's doing okay. Yeah, he's in the back back room. With her sudden shifts in behavior, it seems like she has been battling her own mind and needs immediate help. So, they quickly shift their focus to Keria and her children's well-being. So, based on what's been said and and what's going on so far that we're aware of um we think it would be best if you go to the hospital to talk to somebody. Cuz have you ever heard of postpartum depression? Cuz that could be one thing that going through and it's happened before in the past where mothers have hurt their kids and got to the point where they kill them. I don't want you to ever do that. I'm sure you don't want to. So right, and that's your goal, that's our goal. Nobody wants the kids to be hurt. So so we think it's best if you go to the hospital. You guys don't have other things to do today? This is what we do. So Just let them bug on the side of you. I mean, I got a lot to say and everything, but Right, you got a lot to say and the doctors are the people to say it to. I'm waiting for my husband to get here to kiss my child. We're we're going to take care of that. We'll take care of all that. Well, I'm going to waste the time of your time cuz I'm not going nowhere unless my husband's here. Well, see, but that's the thing. You have to go. That's what That's what we're telling you. I'm going to go, but I'm not going to go nowhere unless you're my husband, too. What are you looking for? I want my lighter for my cigarette so I could smoke. I'm sorry. I'm not trying to freaking offend you guys. >> not offending us. We just wanted you to get help, but the thing is is we can't sit here all day with you. You have kids. We're going to take care of your kids. So, your only options are you either go with the ambulance or we're taking you. Either way, you're going. There's no >> Okay, I'll go with you guys. So, can I finish my cigarette or not? Out outside, yes. She finally agrees to go to the hospital, but her demands raise troubling questions, revealing that her priorities may lie elsewhere than with her children. You want to go in the ambulance or with us? Whatever's more convenient for you guys. I don't give a Just please give me a lighter. We can we'll do whatever is most helpful for you. I can get I can see if I can grab you a lighter and you smoke a little something. All right, come on. I got a lighter in my car. Oh, I'm getting pretty pissed off. Let's go get a lighter. Yeah, we can we can smoke a little bit something before we What? They transport her to the hospital while her children remain under their father's care. Already diagnosed with bipolar disorder and PTSD, she is at high risk. Despite this, she's discharged after just 2 days. Back home, her husband initially supervises her, but then returns to work. And on the same day, on November 15th, she calls the police again, leading to a brutal and sinister discovery, leaving them questioning the sanity of a mother. Go ahead, ma'am. Who is Who is he? He's my baby. He's 4 months He's 4 WEEKS OLD. OKAY. JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH, MA'AM. OH my god. Oh my god. Can you Can you tell me how to breathe? Take Inhale 4 seconds. Count four. Ready? 1 2 3 4 Breathe out. Inhale. YEAH. SHERIFF'S OFFICE. SHERIFF'S OFFICE. CLEAR. CLEAR. All off. Oh god. >> [laughter] >> Why? >> [laughter] >> Why? 525 10-1. 10-1. 10-4. On the scene. 10-4. 817. There's blood all over the kid's face, dude. Yeah, he's He's gone. The discovery of a dead infant leaves the officer shaken and devastated. But the search isn't over yet. They still need to find the other child. With fear mounting, officers search desperately, clinging to the faint hope that they are not already too late. Hey, hey, I found him. He's here. He's here. Hey buddy. Hey man. Yeah. Hey buddy. >> [laughter] >> All right. Hey Martin. It's all right, buddy. I know, buddy. I know. I know you have kids, dude. Hey. All right. You need a break, bro? Go and step outside. I'm good. I got this. I'm good. You good? Just watch this guy for me, okay? Okay. Hey buddy. Hey buddy. What's wrong, man? Hey. Let's put on some clothes, all right? So we go for another ride. Let's get on some pants. It's kind of cold in here, buddy. It comes as a slight relief that the toddler is unharmed. And with no doubt that Keria is behind this gut-wrenching murder, officers take immediate action. But her erratic behavior continues. 10-4. Can you go and stand up for me, ma'am? All right. Can you put your phone in your pocket? I'm in trouble. Uh not I don't know right now. I'm just going to place you in the handcuffs real quick. It looks like he scratched his face. He's all bruised like I know I had a call, but I did not do this. All right, ma'am. Well, we're just going to figure out what's going on, okay? I'm not the ones inside the house right now, so I For sure, we're going to walk this way. 525 Central. I don't understand why I'm being arrested. We're just going to have you sit in here for now, okay? You got anything on you or what? I got my lighters and a cigarette in my pocket. >> Lighters are okay. I'm going to go ahead and take those out. All right, I'm going to pat you down. That's a torch. That's torch, okay. Anything else on you that you stick that poke me? I'm being very This is how my little cigarette fell down like this. Yeah, I'll switch you to my unit real quick. I'll get one out for you. Do you want me to tell you what happened? So Just hold on a sec, so once once they figure out what's going on in there then we'll talk about what what happened. I just woke up and it was like that. Is there anybody else in the home or is it just you and him? >> son is in there. Just you and your son? Okay. I can't I'll say it again. I'll say it a million times. I want I had a long day yesterday. I talked to my mom on the phone for 7 hours cuz he wouldn't stop crying. Well, now I got to shut up. He slept more than he should have last night and it was my fault cuz I got him to sleep really good, so I didn't want to mess with him. And I was sleeping hard. Huh? Oh, she has a Okay. You want to split it up? While being held inside the car, >> [music] >> Keria again flips and shifts her behavior. What's that? Okay, ma'am. I'm like in shock right now and I like >> Okay. really like I'm getting All right. Can I have water or something to I do not have any water on me right now, ma'am. All right. We're We're just getting We're just getting them out of the house, okay? But I'm in cuffs. Okay, so >> Why can't I be with my 4-year-old? As she's transferred to the police station, back at the scene, authorities process the horrors of the day. Just then, they're confronted with a heartbreaking task. Saint Padilla, the father of the kids, shows up distraught and looking for answers. I know you guys are doing your investigation. Yeah, we're doing our investigation. I'm not I'm not trying to be nothing. I need to know what's going on. I need to know where my other son's at. So, your other son uh was taken to the hospital. Is he okay? They checked for injuries. He's okay. Yes. He's okay. He's okay. Where's he at? He's with CYFD right now. Cuz I'd really like to at least get my son back. >> I'm going to I'm going to let you know I I I did sign a hold for right now. It was because you were in violation. >> No, no, no, we're going to cooperate with you and CYFD will, too. They know you've been cooperative. Right now, I need my family is what I'm saying. So, like my son would help me out a lot cuz I'm really like I'm I'm I don't I'm really at shock at what everything that's going on. And they're they're going to work with you and they're going to help you whatever you need to do. Okay? Um So Or I'm not going to be able to see him for 2 days, either. Let me get you a contact number. >> a lot, too, ma'am. Well, no, so and and we'll get you a contact number. So, that that's the thing is if if they release him from the hospital, we have to have somebody to release him to. I'm not pissed off, bro. I I mean, none of this You guys are doing your job. I'm not pissed, bro. So, I'm just like I'm I'm I'm frustrated. I'm I'm I I a lot of emotions going through me right now. Meanwhile, at the station, Keria is visibly frustrated and remains unfazed. But, she refuses to show any emotions for the brutal killing of her newborn. We'll walk this way. We're going to walk inside. And I think I started my period versus the love one. Where the [ __ ] am I seriously going to go on cuffs? Please, bring inside. I know. Just got to come into this room. Right here. All right. Can I please have some water here? Yeah. So, soon as they come and I got to want to get Can I go to the bathroom and I'll drink out the sink with my hands? Hold on. So, just go in and turn around and face me in the front. Please, help me. Please, I'll drink out of my hands. >> No, okay. Go Just go in and take a seat. That chair over there. See if I can get you some. Please, I'm thirsty. Keria Milton is charged with murder in the first degree and is swiftly sent for interrogation, but she refuses to confess. Later, her charge is amended by the District Attorney's Office on November 17th, 2021 to intentional abuse of a child resulting in death, a first-degree felony. In August 2023, Keria Lynn Milton pleads guilty to the charge, avoiding a full trial. Her sentencing, potentially a life term, was set for December 14th, 2023, but there has been no update since. She remains detained at the Valencia County Detention Center on a no bond hold.