Bench Trial Date Set for Ruth Miller in Alleged Murder of 4-Year-Old Son at Atwood Lake

Mother’s mental state evaluated in deaths of her 4-year-old son, husband on Atwood Lake

Experts have evaluated the mental state of a Holmes County mother charged in the deaths of her 4-year-old son and 45-year-old husband last year on Atwood Lake, which are believed to have been precipitated by a "spiritual delusion."

Bench trial date set for Ruth Miller in alleged murder of 4-year-old son at Atwood Lake

Tuscarawas County Judge Michael Ernest granted a request to waive Miller's right to a jury trial and proceed to a bench trial.

Prosecutors don't dispute insanity findings as mother's murder case moves to bench trial

NEW PHILADELPHIA – Prosecutors are not disputing mental health evaluations that concluded the Holmes County mother who drowned her son at Atwood Lake in August was insane at the time. Ruth Miller, 40, had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to aggravated murder and other charges stemming from her 4-year-old son’s drowning death at the lake on Aug. 23. Miller’s attorney, Ian Friedman, said three separate mental health evaluations determined …