William Ingram, 51, was sentenced to 30 to 64 years in prison in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, after pleading guilty to third-degree murder and multiple related charges in the killing of his 82-year-old mother, Dolores Ingram. The crime occurred on June 15, 2024, at the condominium they shared in Holland, a suburb of Philadelphia. A neighbor reported being awakened around 1 a.m. by loud banging and later saw surveillance footage showing Ingram running out of the condo shirtless before returning briefly. Hours later, he was seen leaving again. When authorities conducted a welfare check the next day, they found blood on a windowsill and throughout the home. Dolores Ingram’s body was discovered under a pile of household items, including plates, linens, and a futon-style couch. She had suffered severe head trauma and lacerations and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Flight to Washington and Incriminating Statements
After the killing, Ingram stole his mother’s white Honda Civic and drove approximately 160 miles to Washington, D.C. There, he allegedly attacked a police officer and made several incriminating statements. According to authorities, he told officers, “I killed my mother.” While being treated at a hospital for a foot injury, he reportedly responded “Not anymore” when asked for an emergency contact, and then again stated that he had killed her. Investigators later found a hunting-style fixed-blade knife near the victim’s head, a shattered aquarium containing two dead lizards, and significant quantities of drugs and cash inside the condo, including about six pounds of marijuana, $53,000 in cash, and large bags of psilocybin.
Sentencing and Family Impact
In December, Ingram pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, aggravated assault, abuse of a corpse, drug offenses, theft-related charges, cruelty to animals, and possession of an instrument of crime. At sentencing, a judge described the killing as an “unspeakable crime” and told Ingram that his mother had not given up on him, but he had given up on her. Prosecutors stated that Dolores Ingram had devoted much of her life to caring for her son. One of her daughters told the court she has had nightmares about her mother’s final moments. Dolores Ingram was remembered in her obituary as a kind, compassionate, and generous mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend.
