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Amish Mother's Chilling Admission: Drowning Child to 'Give Him to God'

Inside EditionOctober 5, 20251 min247,459 views
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Tragic Incident at Atwood Lake

  • 💔 A four-year-old boy is dead after his mother, Ruth Miller, admitted to throwing him into Atwood Lake in Ohio.
  • 🚗 Miller reportedly drove a golf cart into the lake, threw the child off the dock, and then returned for her other children.

Mother's Disturbing Statements

  • 🗣️ Miller chillingly stated, "I gave him to God today," and "I threw him in the lake and I gave him to God."
  • 💭 She claimed divine instruction, stating, "God told me he in the lake and a fish swallowed him."

Husband's Disappearance and Recovery

  • ❓ Miller also mentioned her husband had gone into the lake and might not return, leading her to believe "a fish swallowed him."
  • 🏊 Divers later recovered the bodies of both the child and the husband from the lake.

Legal Charges and Plea

  • ⚖️ Ruth Miller faces charges including murder, felonious assault, and endangering children in connection with her son's death.
  • 🧠 She has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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