Monroe County man sentenced to life in prison in elderly woman’s death
Maria Schneider
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man was sentenced to life in prison Friday after being found guilty of killing an 88-year-old woman in 2021.
Lyle Miller, 68, of Madison, Missouri, was convicted by a jury in March of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the December 2021 death of Betty Hayes, 88. Miller was arrested in July 2023.
According to court documents in previous reporting, a witness told investigators they saw Miller driving away quickly from Madison the night Hayes went missing. Her remains were eventually found in a pond.
Investigators believe Miller was angry with Hayes over unpaid work he had done for her.