Amish mom who drowned son won’t face jail time; Alleged school shooter’s father convicted of murder – TCN Sidebar

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🗓️ 6 March 2026

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Matt Tympanick joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss Amish mom Ruth Miller’s insanity defense after drowning her 4-year-old son, Kouri Richins’ ongoing trial for the fatal poisoning of her husband, and Colin Gray’s murder conviction after providing his troubled son with an AR 15-style weapon, despite warning signs of violence. Tweet your questions for future episodes to Joshua Ritter using the hashtag #TCNSidebar. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the sidebar presented by true crime news, taking you inside the
0:15.2	courtrooms of high profile and notorious cases from across the country.
0:19.1	I'm your host, Joshua Ritter.
0:20.4	I'm a criminal defense lawyer
0:21.5	based in Los Angeles and previously an LA County prosecutor for over a decade. We're recording this
0:27.5	on Wednesday, March 4th, 2026. In this week's episode, a father convicted of murder for his
0:33.9	criminal negligence and the care of his son, an alleged school shooter.
0:38.6	Plus, the case against Corey Richens, as the Utah mother charged with fatally poisoning
0:43.3	her husband faces a mountain of circumstantial evidence.
0:46.7	But first, an Amish woman avoids jail after drowning her four-year-old and attempting to
0:53.4	kill her three older children.
0:56.0	Today we are joined by Matt Tim Panic, an attorney, a legal analyst who can catch on multiple
1:01.6	media outlets and a friend of the show.
1:03.9	Matt, welcome back.
1:04.8	How are you?
1:05.9	Great to be back on, Josh.
1:08.6	Matt, I'm looking forward to this conversation because I know as a practicing criminal
1:13.7	attorney yourself, you're going to have some insights that others might not be able to pick up on
1:19.6	as easily. And I know that these are cases that have been in the news that you've been talking about
1:23.9	quite frequently. So let's go ahead and jump in out of an area near Atwood Lake,
1:30.4	Ohio, an Amish woman who drowned her four-year-old son has been found not guilty by reason
1:37.8	of insanity. Ruth Miller will not face jail time after drowning her son, Vinson, in Atwood Lake, and then attempting to drown
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