The Room Was 150 Degrees - Mom Uses Deadly Space Heater As Excuse To Police

October 6, 2026

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In a recorded police interview, detectives questioned Brittany Delgado after her two young sons were found unresponsive in a bedroom with a space heater in Tallahassee, Florida. The room, detectives told her, had an average temperature of 90 degrees even after the door had been opened multiple times. The space heater, when tested on its high setting, blew air at 150 degrees. One child, one-year-old Alex, did not survive. The other, three-year-old Julio, was on life support. The interview captures the slow unraveling of Delgado’s account as physical evidence contradicted her claims.

The Space Heater and the Room Temperature

Delgado initially described the bedroom as comfortable. She said she would sleep in it herself. But the detectives had taken digital laser temperature readings of the room after arriving on scene. The coolest reading was 80 degrees; the other readings were 89.4, 86.3, 89.2, 88.8, and 89.4. The detective explained that these temperatures were recorded with the door mostly open, meaning the room had been even hotter when the door was closed and the heater was running.

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What you'll learn

1 (01:02) **Case Introduction and First Interrogation** - Detectives question Brittany Delgado after her two young sons are found unresponsive in a bedroom with a space heater in Tallahassee, Florida.
2 (02:37) **Miranda Rights and Background** - The detective reads Brittany her rights, and she acknowledges understanding them, then provides background on her relationship with Pedro and the children's biological fathers.
3 (06:43) **Timeline of the Previous Night** - Brittany describes the family's activities the night before the incident, including a late drive from Panama City to Tallahassee.
4 (07:44) **Morning Events and the Space Heater** - Brittany recounts the morning of the incident, including moving the children to the back bedroom and dealing with the space heater.
5 (10:51) **Breakfast and Phone Calls** - The detective probes the timeline around breakfast and the phone calls that preceded the medical emergency.
6 (13:10) **Discovery of the Children** - Brittany describes the moment Pedro found the children unresponsive and called for her.
7 (17:44) **The Heater and Outlet Covers** - The detective confronts Brittany about discrepancies regarding the space heater and missing outlet covers.

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Show Notes

The Room Was 150 Degrees - Mom Uses Deadly Space Heater As Excuse To Police

This police interview follows detectives questioning Brittany Delgado about the conditions in the bedroom where her two sons were found unresponsive. They ask about the heater, the children’s supervision, and the timeline of events.

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