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This booking photo provided by the Montgomery County, Pa., District Attorney’s Office shows Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead. Prosecutors said Wednesday, April 12, 2023, that DiRienzo-Whitehead is charged in Montgomery County with first- and third-degree murder as well as possession of an instrument of crime in the death of her 11-year-old son in southeastern Pennsylvania. She is also awaiting extradition from New Jersey, where she was arrested after her SUV was found in the surf on a beach at the Jersey shore. (Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office via AP)

PA mother charged in son's death after SUV found at the Jersey Shore

Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, 50, is charged with first- and third-degree murder.

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Apr 12, 2023, 3:40 PM

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