NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — Ruth Miller, 40, of Millersburg, has been indicted by a grand jury on multiple charges, including aggravated murder, murder, child endangerment and domestic violence, Tuscarawas County Prosecutor Ryan Styer announced on Friday.
The seven-count indictment comes after the deaths of her husband and four-year-old son at Atwood Lake during the weekend of August 23-24. The charges include:
1 count of aggravated murder of her four-year-old son, citing prior calculation and design
1 count of murder related to her son
1 count of felonious assault related to her son
1 count of child endangering involving her 15-year-old daughter
3 counts of domestic violence affecting her 15-year-old daughter and two adult sons, ages 18
Miller was booked into the Tuscarawas Count