Mother charged with murder of 11-year-old son in Horsham, PA.
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A 50-year-old mother, Ruth DiRienzo-Whitehead, has been charged with first-degree murder for strangling her 11-year-old son, Matthew Whitehead, in Horsham, Pennsylvania. She then fled to New Jersey, drove the family's SUV into the ocean off Beach Avenue, and was taken into custody in Wildwood Crest. The motive for the killing is unknown, and DiRienzo-Whitehead is currently awaiting extradition to Montgomery County.
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