A Cache County woman whose 2-year-old son was found dead in their River Heights home in 2013 admitted this week that she caused the boyâs death. Heidi Marie Rutchey, 46, pleaded guilty but mentally ill Monday to second-degree felony child abuse homicide in the August 2014 death of her son, Eli. She faces a maximum penalty of up to 15 years in prison for the crime when she is sentenced on Aug.