At age 26 Helen was a single mother of two. Widowed at age 22 she provided for her children the best she knew how, one day Helen meets a man that turned her life upside down. 

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Sources:  True Crime: Manhattan mother from hell and the children murdered for love - New York Daily News (nydailynews.com)

The Story of Helen Tiernan and How She Sacrificed Her Children for a Lover (parentztalk.com)

MOTHER INDICTED IN GIRL'S DEATH; Mrs. Tiernan Also Is Charged With Attacking Son, 4, in Long Island Woods - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Helen Tiernan (1930 - 1937) - New York (ancientfaces.com)