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Bucks County Man Gets 30 to 64 Years for Killing Mother, Hiding Body Under Drugs and Cash

The judge imposed consecutive terms after a plea deal that reduced the charge to third-degree murder.

Overview

  • Common Pleas Judge Stephen Corr handed down the sentence on Wednesday in Bucks County.
  • William Ingram, 51, pleaded guilty on Dec. 15, 2025, to third-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, aggravated assault, cruelty to animals, and drug distribution offenses.
  • Police discovered 82-year-old Dolores Ingram during a welfare check under a pile of household items that also concealed roughly six pounds of marijuana, $53,500 in cash, and psilocybin mushrooms.
  • Investigators said Ingram fled in his mother's Honda Civic to Washington, D.C., where he assaulted an officer, was arrested, and told police he had killed her.
  • Prosecutors, led by Deputy District Attorney Monica Furber, sought consecutive terms, the defense cited a schizoaffective disorder diagnosis, and the judge said the community required protection.