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Ohio Amish Mother Indicted in Son’s Drowning as Body‑Cam Captures ‘Gave Him to God’ Remark

Her lawyer plans an insanity defense citing severe mental illness.

Overview

  • An Ohio grand jury indicted Ruth Miller on aggravated murder, child endangerment and domestic violence charges tied to incidents at Atwood Lake on Aug. 23.
  • Newly released body‑camera footage shows Miller telling a park ranger she threw her 4-year-old son into the lake because she "gave him to God."
  • Dive teams recovered the bodies of 4-year-old Vincen Miller and his father, Marcus Miller, from the bottom of the lake after extended searches.
  • Investigators say Miller’s statements and actions reflected a "spiritual delusion," including claims about walking on water and her husband being inside a fish.
  • Miller was transferred from a secure mental‑health facility to the Tuscarawas County Jail and is scheduled for arraignment Friday morning in New Philadelphia.