Appeals court upholds Monroe County murder conviction
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing an 88-year-old woman.
Lyle Miller, 68, of Madison, Missouri, was found guilty by a jury on March 21, 2025, of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the December 2021 death of Betty Hayes, 88. Miller was arrested in July 2023.
Court documents in previous reporting claim a witness told law enforcement that they saw Miller driving quickly away from Madison the night Hayes went missing. Her remains were eventually found in a pond.
Miller is currently being held at South Central Correctional Center in Licking.
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