What's happened so far…

Investigation Day 1

On Thursday evening, Emergency Services received a 911 call reporting an unresponsive male at a local church.

Detectives Armstrong and Murphy spoke with two witnesses at the scene who said they saw the incident happen.

Later, they spoke with a third person who also claimed to have witnessed the incident.

Meanwhile, other YCSD investigators canvassed everyone who attended the Sewcial Compassion event at the church that evening.

Investigation Day 2

The next morning, CSU submitted a preliminary inventory of evidence collected at the scene, along with a flyer for the event held at the church that night.

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The Oxford Weekly Planet published their coverage of the incident while the YCSD gathered background information about the victim.

The detectives visited the victim's home to speak with his family. Detective Murphy talked to the victim's wife, Caroline, while Detective Armstrong talked to the victim's teenaged daughter, Lizzie.

Mrs. Miller also gave them permission to search the residence for evidence that might help find her husband's killer.

Other YCSD investigators talked to the victim’s neighbors to learn whether any of them had recently noticed unusual persons or activity in the area.

Seeking information about the murder weapon, Detective Murphy stopped by the Happy Hunter store and spoke with its owner, an archery and bowhunting expert.

That afternoon, the detectives returned to the Faith and Glory Community Church to talk to the employees, including the church secretary, Donna Palmer.