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Coverage dated August 27, 2025

Amish mom charged with murder after throwing 4-year-old son into Ohio lake to prove

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Ruth Miller told investigators she believed she was acting at the direction of God when she allegedly killed her son Vincen at Atwood Lake, authorities said.

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  1. CBS News

    Amish mom charged with murder after throwing 4-year-old son into Ohio lake to prove (opens CBS News)

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    Ruth Miller told investigators she believed she was acting at the direction of God when she allegedly killed her son Vincen at Atwood Lake, authorities said.

  2. NBC New York

    Amish woman accused of killing her 4-year-old son by throwing him into an Ohio lake (opens NBC New York)

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    The family-wide "test of faith" also took the life of the boy's father.

  3. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Amish woman charged with murder in drowning death of son at Ohio lake (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Authorities say Ruth Miller drove a golf cart into Atwood Lake with her children aboard and threw her 4-year-old son into the water, claiming God directed her actions.

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