In a raw, tear-streaked interview aired just minutes ago on CBC’s “Nova Scotia Tonight,” the mother of missing siblings Lilly and Jack Sullivan broke her months-long silence, delivering a gut-wrenching account of the morning her children vanished. Malehya Brooks-Murray, 28, whose voice cracked with every recollection of May 2, 2025, unwittingly – or perhaps deliberately – dropped details that true-crime analysts and online sleuths are now dissecting for potential inconsistencies. As the seven-month mark looms, these “hidden clues” in her narrative could reignite the stalled investigation into the Pictou County cold case that’s gripped Canada.

The 22-minute segment, filmed in a dimly lit living room in Brooks-Murray’s new Halifax-area residence, marks her first on-camera appearance since a brief statement in June. Flanked by a family counselor and clutching a faded photo of Lilly’s pigtails and Jack’s dinosaur boots, Brooks-Murray recounted the “ordinary chaos” of that fateful Friday. “I woke up to Meadow crying – our baby – around 6 a.m.,” she said, her eyes welling up. “Lilly was coughing, so I kept them home. Jack was in the kitchen, munching on cereal like always. I swear, I turned my back for 10 minutes to feed Meadow, and… they were gone.”

But it’s the pauses, the averted gazes, and a peculiar timeline tweak that have set alarm bells ringing among observers. At the 14:37 mark, Brooks-Murray hesitated before adding, “Daniel [Martell, her estranged stepfather to the children] was in the shower. I think. No, wait – he was helping with the dishes right before.” This offhand correction contradicts her May 2025 affidavit to RCMP, where she placed Martell in the bedroom with her throughout the 9:40 a.m. window. Legal pundits are calling it a “Freudian slip,” potentially indicating coached testimony or suppressed memories.

Further into the interview, Brooks-Murray revealed a chilling “what if” that sources say has prompted RCMP to revisit old evidence. “I found Jack’s little toy truck under the couch later that day – wheels still spinning, like he’d just dropped it,” she whispered, wiping tears. “It was right by the back door, facing the woods. If they’d wandered out, why leave that behind?” The toy, previously undisclosed in public reports, matches descriptions from the initial search inventory but was logged as “found in playroom.” Cadaver dog teams in November scoured the property again after volunteer groups like Please Bring Me Home flagged similar “abandoned items” in nearby brush – a pink blanket fragment and a child’s sock – but yielded no hits.

Online forums exploded within minutes of the broadcast. On Reddit’s r/TrueCrimeDiscussion, users pored over body-language breakdowns: “Her hands fidget when she mentions the kitchen – classic deception indicator,” posted u/NSMysteryHunter, garnering 2,500 upvotes. TikTok sleuths slowed the footage to highlight a framed photo on the wall behind her: a family snapshot from April 30, showing Lilly and Jack with Martell at a local park. “Why keep that up if they’re ‘estranged’?” one viral clip queried, amassing 1.2 million views. These armchair forensics echo the 800+ tips RCMP has chased since September, many spurred by YouTube true-crime channels like “It’s A Criming Shame.”

RCMP Northeast Nova Major Crime Unit spokesperson Cpl. Allison Gerrard addressed the frenzy in a hasty 4 p.m. statement: “We’re aware of the interview and reviewing all new information. The investigation remains active and non-criminal in nature, but every lead is pursued.” Yet insiders whisper that Brooks-Murray’s sit-down – brokered through a victim-support nonprofit – was greenlit by investigators to “test reactions.” Court docs unsealed last month show GPS data from her phone pinged a New Glasgow pharmacy at 7:45 a.m. on May 2 for Lilly’s cough syrup, a detail she omitted today, fueling speculation of a “morning routine” cover-up.

The interview’s emotional core hit hardest when Brooks-Murray confronted the custody wars that predated the disappearance. “Cody [Sullivan, the biological father] hadn’t seen them in three years because I fought for full custody – he was unstable,” she said flatly. “But after they went missing, I wondered… did he?” Sullivan, living in Middle Musquodoboit, was cleared early via toll-cam footage, but his mother Belynda Gray fired back on Facebook: “Malehya’s twisting history again. My boy loved those kids – she’s the one who vanished them from us.” Gray’s plea for a polygraph on Brooks-Murray echoes Martell’s November comments to CTV: “I don’t buy the ‘wandered off’ story. Something’s hidden in plain sight.”

As winter grips Lansdowne Station’s dense woods – site of last weekend’s fruitless volunteer search – the $150,000 provincial reward stands untouched. Premier Tim Houston reiterated support in Question Period today: “No stone unturned for our little ones.” But with no bodies, no ransom, and no digital footprints beyond a May 1 Dollarama sighting, skepticism mounts. Forensic psychologist Dr. Lena Vasquez told Fox News affiliate CTV that maternal interviews like this often “leak subconscious guilt – or knowledge – through micro-expressions. Watch her lips purse at ‘woods’: that’s fear, not just grief.”

For Brooks-Murray, the exposure is a double-edged sword. “I did this for Lilly and Jack – to keep their faces out there,” she concluded, voice breaking. “If it hurts, fine. Just bring my babies home.” Yet as clips circulate on X (formerly Twitter), with #SullivanClues trending nationwide, the question lingers: Did she just hand investigators the key to cracking the case, or bury it deeper?

The RCMP urges tips to 902-896-5060 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS. This story is developing rapidly – stay tuned for updates.