Stories about the Amish as victims – or perpetrators – of crime.
This was not really reported on much at the time, but Samuel Hochstetler – charged with the murder of Amish woman Rosanna Kinsinger, who was found dead in her Ohio home in March – was back in court in late September. And apparently his legal team argued for his confession of the killing to be ruled inadmissible in the trial. This is being reported on…
Amish mother Ruth Miller, charged with aggravated murder in the death of her four-year-old son Vincen Miller along with related charges, had a bail hearing today at Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court in New Philadelphia, Ohio. I had a chance to listen to parts of the hearing, which lasted nearly four hours. You can view the proceedings in full at the linked video at bottom….
This stomach-turning story is just appearing on news feeds. Yesterday, a young Amish boy apparently escaped an abduction attempt in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. The alleged abductor is still at large. More from ABC 27: JUNIATA COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — A boy in Juniata County was able to get away from a man who forced him into a vehicle on Tuesday, Pennsylvania State Police say. State…
It’s looking like Amish and Mennonite investors are once again victims in a big investment fraud case. It was reported last week that Lancaster County, PA businessman Daryl Heller is being charged by the US Department of Justice with multiple counts of fraud – for his role in an ATM investment operation being described as a Ponzi scheme. From the report at Reuters: A Pennsylvania man…
Holmes County, Ohio Amish mother Ruth Miller had her arraignment this afternoon in Tuscarawas Common Pleas Court. Miller is charged with aggravated murder, among other charges, in the death of her four-year-old son Vincen Miller at Atwood Lake. There are a couple of pieces of news emerging from the events of the day – the main one being that, as expected, Miller has pleaded not…
Amish mother Ruth Miller was booked into jail Monday, charged with aggravated murder in the death of her young son Vincen, among other charges. This followed a weeklong stay at a mental health facility. Today, it appears news outlets were able to acquire body cam footage from August 23, when authorities were called to Atwood Lake after Miller allegedly intentionally drove a golf cart carrying…
Amish mother Ruth R. Miller was booked into jail on Monday, following a stay at a mental health facility. Miller has been charged with two counts of aggravated murder in the death of her four-year-old son Vincen, following events at a Tuscarawas County, Ohio lake in which she allegedly threw the boy into the water as a “price to pay” for failing tests of faith….
As expected, the Amish mother who allegedly threw her 4-year-old son into the water of a lake, “as an offering to God”, has been charged with aggravated murder. Her name has also been revealed as Ruth R. Miller, 40, of Millersburg, Ohio. Many people have already known her identity for several days, but with the charges, the name can now be officially publicly disclosed. The…
Tuscarawas County Sheriff Orvis Campell spent about 45 minutes speaking with media this afternoon, laying out what happened at Atwood Lake over the weekend in the series of events which led to the deaths of a four-year-old Amish boy and his father. They have now been identified as Vincen Miller (the boy), and Marcus J. Miller (the father), of Millersburg, Ohio. I just got done…
Following the discovery of the body of his 4-year-old son in a recreational lake, an Amish father, previously considered missing, was also found deceased Sunday morning at the lake. Divers discovered the 45-year-old man’s body around 50 yards from the dock near where his son was found. Tuscarawas County, Ohio Sheriff Orvis L. Campbell has also revealed some additional shocking details as to how authorities…