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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Manuel Demegillo

'Doomsday Fears' Pushed Ohio Mom to Kill Four-Year-Old Son, but She's Not Going to Prison

Ruth Miller drowned her four-year-old son and attempted to kill her three other children. (Credit: Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office)

Citing insanity as the reason, an Ohio judge ruled a woman not guilty of murder after she killed her four-year-old on 23 August 2025.

Ruth Miller, 40, was found not guilty of murder, felonious assault, child endangerment and domestic violence in the death of her son Vincen, 4, and the attempted killing of three teenagers. On 3 March, a Tuscarawas County judge clarified that Miller was still held responsible for Vincen's killing, per People.

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