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Ohio Mother Expected to Face Aggravated Murder Charge After Boy, Father Found Dead in Atwood Lake

Sheriff says a “spiritual delusion” drove the events, with the mother under psychiatric evaluation.

Authorities in Ohio are investigating the deaths an Amish man and his 4-year-old son, who were found dead after the boy's mother, apparently suffering from a "spiritual delusion," intentionally drove her three other children into a lake, police said. (Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office)
A Tuscarawas County Sheriff stands next to skid marks that were left on a sidewalk when a woman drove a golf cart into Atwood Lake on Aug. 23.
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Overview

  • The victims were identified as 4-year-old Vincen Miller and his father, 45-year-old Marcus J. Miller, and autopsies are pending, according to the coroner.
  • Authorities say the mother admitted placing the child in the water to “give to God,” and she has not yet been publicly named.
  • Investigators determined she intentionally drove a golf cart into Atwood Lake with three teenagers aboard, and all three escaped without physical injury.
  • Divers recovered the boy near a dock Saturday evening and found the father Sunday morning after renewed sonar searches near the same area.
  • Sheriff officials describe a sequence of faith-related tasks, saying the father attempted to swim to a sandbar and drowned, while the Amish family’s surviving teens are now with relatives as the investigation continues.