7-Year-Old Sister of 3 Girls Killed in Wyoming Mom’s Murder-Suicide Dies: 'She Gained Her Angel Wings'

Mar. 15, 2025

Brailey and Olivia Blackmer.Photo:GoFundMe

GoFundMe

Police in Wyoming believe Tranyelle Harshman shot her four daughters in the head, killing three of them, before calling 911 and then shooting herself around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 10,PEOPLE previously reported.

Tranyelle’s 9-year-old daughter, Brailey, whom she shares with Quinn Blackmer, also died, while their 7-year-old daughter Olivia survived.

Quinn has since confirmed Olivia sadly died on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3:44 p.m. local time, per aFacebookpost shared on Sunday.

Olivia’s stepmom, Katelynn Blackmer, also confirmed the sad news in an update on aGoFundMepage set up to help the family financially amid the tragedy.

Olivia Blackmer pictured in hospital.GoFundMe

“Olivia is with her sisters now. She gained her angel wings yesterday at 3:44pm. She fought so so hard up til the last minute!” the update read.

Quinn added on Facebook, “The amount of [devastation] we feel and are going through is so much.”

“The peace I find is knowing that my babies don’t have to be apart from each other and they can also be with their other sisters,” he shared alongside a photo of the sisters with angel wings.

Tranyelle Harshman.Tranyelle Harshman/Facebook

Tranyelle Harshman/Facebook

He said his wife had struggled with mental health problems, including postpartum depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

“People don’t understand how mental illness isn’t just a willpower thing. It’s chemical imbalances in your brain. It’s damaged pathways in your brain,” Cliff added, per the outlet. “She was an incredible mom and she loved those kids.”

“My wife was not a monster,” he told theCowboy State Dailyin a phone interview, stating that his wife was under treatment.

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Tranyelle had called 911 on Feb. 10 to report a shooting in the home and told a dispatcher she believed her children were dead, per a Big Horn County Sheriff’s Officerelease. She added that two of them would be found upstairs in their cribs and the other two would be located in a downstairs bedroom.

Tranyelle also let the dispatcher know that she “could be found in her upstairs bedroom and that she was going to do the same to herself,” per the sheriff’s release.

GoFundMepages set up to help the Blackmer family and Cliff Harshman had both raised over $100,000 as of Monday, Feb. 17.

If you or someone you know needs mental health help, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.

source: people.com