Elderly woman with head trauma found dead in condo buried under a pile of household items

NORTHAMPTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (TCN) -- A 49-year-old man in custody in Washington, D.C., on suspicion of assaulting an officer reportedly confessed to authorities that he killed his mother in Pennsylvania.

According to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, on June 16, Washington, D.C., Metro Police requested a welfare check on 82-year-old Dolores Ingram. Metro Police had taken her son, William Ingram, into custody for allegedly assaulting an officer and damaging a police vehicle, during which he told authorities he had killed his mother.

Northampton Police responded to a condominium on Beacon Hill Drive, where they found Dolores Ingram deceased. Prosecutors said officers noticed blood on a windowsill, the walls, window, and floor. The furniture in the home "appeared in disarray," according to the district attorney’s office.

Police forced entry into the home, where they observed the living room had been cleared out except for a pile of clothes, towels, linens, furniture, and other similar household items to the side. Prosecutors said police removed the items and couch, and an officer noticed a foot, "which felt cold to the touch." The officer reportedly "noted that there appeared to be no signs of life."

Investigators identified the victim buried underneath the items as Dolores Ingram and determined she had suffered severe head trauma.

According to the district attorney’s office, a witness said they awoke to loud banging at around 1 a.m. on Saturday, June 15. The witness reviewed her home camera system shortly after 1:40 a.m., which reportedly showed "William Ingram running out of the condo shirtless." He allegedly went back to the condo a minute later before eventually leaving at approximately 10 a.m. wearing a shirt and carrying a duffel bag. The witness said she had not seen him since.

Police found William Ingram’s car in the condominium parking lot, but they noticed the victim’s vehicle was missing, prosecutors said. Investigators used license plate readers and determined Dolores Ingram’s vehicle had been driven from the home. According to the district attorney’s office, police found the key fob for William Ingram’s car near the victim’s body.

William Ingram remains in custody in Washington, D.C., and officials charged him on suspicion of stealing his mother’s vehicle. Prosecutors said additional charges will be filed.