William Ingram, 51, will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after being sentenced to 30 to 64 years for the killing of his 82-year-old mother, Dolores Ingram, inside her Holland, Pennsylvania condominium. Ingram pleaded guilty in December to third-degree murder along with several additional charges, including aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse, theft offenses, cruelty to animals, and multiple drug-related crimes. Authorities described the killing as particularly violent, with the victim suffering severe head trauma and multiple slicing injuries. Her body was found hidden beneath household furniture and other items in an apparent attempt to conceal the crime.
Flight to Washington and Incriminating Statements
In the early morning hours of June 15, 2024, a neighbor was awakened by loud banging and later reviewed surveillance footage showing Ingram running out of the condo shirtless before briefly returning. Later that morning, he was seen leaving again, this time driving his mother’s white Honda Civic. He traveled approximately 160 miles to Washington, D.C., where he allegedly attacked a police officer and made several unsolicited confessions, including telling officers, “I killed my mother.” While receiving treatment at a hospital for a foot injury, he reportedly repeated the admission when asked for an emergency contact, stating that he had killed her.
Disturbing Scene Discovered by Police
After being contacted by Washington authorities, Bucks County officers conducted a welfare check at the condominium. They observed blood on a windowsill and entered through an unlocked window, finding extensive blood spatter and signs of a struggle inside. Dolores Ingram’s body was discovered beneath a pile of plates, linens, towels, a laundry bag, and a futon-style couch, with one foot protruding from the stack. Investigators also found a shattered aquarium with two dead lizards and a fixed-blade knife near the victim’s head. Large quantities of marijuana, psilocybin, and more than $53,000 in cash were also recovered from the residence.
Courtroom Condemnation and Family Grief
During sentencing, the judge described the killing as an “unspeakable crime” and told Ingram that while his mother had never given up on him, he had given up on her. Prosecutors emphasized that Dolores Ingram had spent much of her life caring for her son, only to be killed by him. One of her daughters told the court she continues to have nightmares about her mother’s final moments. In her obituary, Dolores was remembered as a kind and compassionate woman devoted to her family and friends.
