Patricia Ripley

Prosecutors will pursue death penalty for mother accused in murder of autistic son

The mother accused of murdering her autistic son has been indicted by a grand jury and prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty.

Mother accused of drowning autistic son enters plea of not guilty

Patricia Ripley, the mother accused of drowning her son in a Kendall canal, pleaded not guilty Friday during a quick arraignment in which her lawyer enter the plea on her behalf.

Video shows Patricia Ripley’s first attempt to drown son

The video is shocking and heartbreaking. It shows Patricia Ripley walking with her 9-year-old son Alejandro on the bank of a canal in west Kendall.