“I Gave him to God”: Amish Mother Says God Told her to Kill her 4 Year old Son

About this episode

The episode explores a tragic case involving an Amish mother who claimed to have given her son to God, leading to a shocking investigation into mental illness and religious delusion.

Police responded to a nature reserve and recreation area after a report of a mother losing control of her golf cart, which ended up in the water. Upon arrival, officers discovered a missing husband and the wife claiming she gave her 4-year-old child to God. The investigation over the next 24 hours revealed a chilling story of mental illness leading to religious delusion, resulting in a tragedy that shocked the quiet Amish community. #truecrime #truecrimecommunity #truecrimesolved #solved #unsolved Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Shannon

Topics covered

• mental illness
• religious delusion
• tragedy
• Amish community
• true crime

Keywords

• Amish
• mother
• God
• mental illness
• true crime
• tragedy
• investigation

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Amish community

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