Samantha Hardiman Sentenced to 15 Years to Life After Death of Special Needs Child in Toledo

A Toledo woman will spend at least 15 years in prison after pleading guilty in the starvation death of her 7-year-old son, prosecutors said.

Toledo, OH – A Lucas County judge sentenced Samantha Hardiman to 15 years to life in prison Friday after she pleaded guilty to murder in the death of her 7-year-old son, according to the Lucas County Prosecutor’s Office.

Judge Joseph McNamara handed down the sentence Friday following Hardiman’s guilty plea on Feb. 27 to murder under Ohio law. The case stems from the 2023 death of Kristopher Snyder inside a home on Freeman Street in Toledo.