On March 20, 2022, 3-year-old twins Olivia Dryer and Adam Dryer were found deceased alongside their mother, Andrea Langhorst (age 35), inside a vehicle parked at an apartment complex in Melbourne, Florida. The family was from St. Lucie County and had been living out of the vehicle. The children's father was incarcerated at the time. All three bodies were found in a severe state of decomposition; a Wendy's receipt dated March 10, 2022, was the last known evidence of activity. The maternal grandmother had reported them missing on March 18, 2022. The medical examiner determined that both children died from methamphetamine intoxication and ruled their deaths homicides. The mother died by suicide from methamphetamine and cocaine intoxication. Melbourne Police investigated and closed the case as a murder-suicide.
Contexts/Conditions
Is there any mention of child drug ingestion or overdose?
The news article states: "Her two children's deaths were both caused by methamphetamine and ruled homicides, the report stated." Both 3-year-old children died from methamphetamine ingestion, constituting child drug ingestion/overdose.
Is there any mention of a drowning incident (either intentional or accidental)?
Is there any mention of a firearm incident?
Is there any mention of inappropriate supervision (e.g., child wandered off and drowned)?
Is there any mention of inflicted injury? (e.g. slapped, punched, kicked, choked)
Is there any mention of malnutrition, starvation, or dehydration?
Is there any mention of medical neglect?
Is there any mention of a motor vehicle crash or incident?
Is there any mention of a murder-suicide incident?
The fatality report states: "Their case was closed as a murder/suicide." The news article corroborates this, reporting that the mother "killed her children before taking her own life, according to a report by the Brevard County Medical Examiner's Office."
Is there any mention of outdoor elements (including hot car deaths)?
Is there any mention of prenatal substance exposure (including fetal alcohol syndrome or neonatal abstinence syndrome)?
Is there any mention of sexual abuse?
Is there any specific mention of shaken baby or abusive head trauma?
Is there any mention of prolonged abuse or torture (including restraints, captivity)?
Is there any mention of an unsafe sleeping environment?
Individuals Involved
Was an adoptive parent or guardian involved in the death?
Was a biological father involved in the death?
Was a biological mother involved in the death?
The fatality report states the case was "closed as a murder/suicide" and identifies Andrea Langhorst (Mother) in the family composition chart. The news article explicitly states: "A St. Lucie County mother found dead earlier this year in a vehicle with her twins, killed her children before taking her own life." Andrea Langhorst, the biological mother, administered methamphetamine to the children causing their deaths.
Was a day care worker, babysitter, or nanny involved in the death?
Was a female paramour or friend involved in the death (e.g., girlfriend, stepmother)?
Was a foster parent involved in the death?
Was a male paramour or friend involved in the death (e.g., boyfriend, stepfather)?
Was another adult relative involved in the death? (e.g., grandfather, aunt)
Was a sibling involved in the death?
Child Characteristics
Was the child adopted?
Was the child homeschooled (including "cyberschooling") or taken out of school?
Was the child in foster care at the time of the incident?
Was the child living with relatives at the time of the incident (but not parents)?
Is there any mention of a neurological developmental child disability? (e.g., autism, intellectual disability, nonverbal)
Is there any mention of a physical child disability? (e.g., feeding tube)
Is there any mention of prematurity or low birthweight?
Is there a history of child protection reports prior to death (for this child or siblings)?
Does the child have a history of foster care (but not in care at time of incident)?
Is there a history of a sibling death (separate incident from this death)?
Parent/Caregiver Factors
Was an adult charged or arrested for the child's death?
Is domestic violence by the parent/caregiver referenced?
Is there any mention that the death occurred in a temporary shelter or while homeless?
The fatality report states: "The family is from St. Lucie County and had been living out of the vehicle." The deaths occurred inside that same vehicle in an apartment complex parking lot in Melbourne, confirming the death occurred while homeless and living in a car.
Is an intellectual disability of the parent/caregiver referenced?
Is the mental health of the parent/caregiver referenced?
Is a history of arrests or criminal charges for the parent/caregiver referenced?
The fatality report states: "At the time, the children's father was incarcerated at the Brevard County Jail Complex, awaiting trial in an unrelated case." The father, a parent of the children, was incarcerated for an unrelated case that predates and is separate from this fatal incident.
Is substance use by the parent/caregiver referenced?
The news article states: "the medical examiner found that Langhorst died by suicide from methamphetamine and cocaine intoxication." Additionally, "Her two children's deaths were both caused by methamphetamine." The mother, the children's caregiver, was using methamphetamine and cocaine, and used methamphetamine on the children.
Notable Details
Several notable details are present that are not addressed by the preceding questions. The fatality report describes a roughly 10-day gap between the estimated time of death and the discovery of the bodies: "A Wendy's receipt was found in the vehicle dated March 10, 2022" and "the mother had not been in phone contact with other relatives since March 11, 2022," while the bodies were not found until March 20, 2022. The maternal grandmother reported the mother and children missing to the Fort Pierce Police Department on March 18, 2022, but they were found two days later by Melbourne Police in a different county (Brevard) only after a 911 call about a suspicious vehicle. This cross-jurisdictional element — the family was from St. Lucie County but died in Brevard County — may have complicated the missing persons search. The news article notes the medical examiner found "neither child had any external trauma or any sign of physical abuse," confirming the homicides were carried out through drug administration alone rather than physical violence.
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