Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, a 51-year-old mother from Horsham, Pennsylvania, has been found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for the April 2023 murder of her 11-year-old son, Matthew. DiRienzo-Whitehead strangled her son with a leather belt while he was asleep. Following the murder, she drove to New Jersey and drove her SUV into the ocean. The conviction came after DiRienzo-Whitehead attempted a mental illness defense.
Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, the Horsham mother who strangled her son to death with a belt, has been sentenced to life in prison. More here: https://t.co/tNj4WafIem
Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, 51, has been sentenced to life in prison after she was found guilty of the April 2023 murder of her 11-year-old son, who she strangled with a belt, before she drove into the ocean at the Jersey Shore. https://t.co/iaMTCfSLa7
A mother who strangled her 11-year-old son at their Pennsylvania home last year and then went to New Jersey where she drove her SUV into the ocean has been convicted of murder. https://t.co/Q6uLaAXLcT
Horsham mom to be sentenced after being found guilty in strangulation death of son https://t.co/Bqw9TTRfP5
The mother who strangled her 11-year-old son at their Montgomery County home last year and then went to New Jersey, where she drove her SUV into the ocean, has been convicted of murder. https://t.co/lXfm6Is9aE
A Philadelphia-area mom, who had attempted a mental illness defense, was convicted of strangling her 11-year-old son to death with a belt as he slept. https://t.co/KFJCFMa7Vb
A Horsham woman was found guilty of first-degree murder Thursday morning for strangling her 11-year-old son, Matthew, with a leather belt as he slept inside the family’s home last April. https://t.co/BtGQ94zbMD
Woman convicted of first-degree murder for strangling 11-year-old son in Horsham, Pa. https://t.co/6lvfv74wH0
Mother convicted of murder for strangling 11-year-old son to death in Montgomery County https://t.co/C0lwzyx2dh
Ruth Dirienzo-Whitehead, 51, has been found guilty of the April 2023 murder of her 11-year-old son, who she strangled with a belt, before she drove into the ocean at the Jersey Shore. https://t.co/4PLzHT3oxi
Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, the Horsham mother who strangled her 11-year-old son with a belt while he was asleep last April, has been found guilty of first-degree murder Listen for more: https://t.co/dBB4CWsFBu
The Horsham mother who admitted to strangling her 11-year-old son with a belt while he was asleep last April is on trial in Montgomery County. Details here: https://t.co/xTG30p3Glc
Trial begins for mom charged with strangling 11-year-old son in Horsham before driving to New Jersey https://t.co/l9JeUj1xi6