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Alabama Man Charged with Murder After Reporting Wife Missing to Local TV Station

Stephen Miller Sr., 64, confessed to strangling his wife Gloria after initially filing a missing persons report and seeking public help through media.

  • Stephen Miller Sr., 64, reported his wife Gloria Miller, 57, missing on February 24, but later admitted to killing her during a physical altercation two days earlier.
  • Miller called local TV station WDHN and appeared on camera asking for assistance in finding his wife, despite having already committed the crime.
  • Police discovered Gloria's body in a dry creek bed under a bridge in Geneva County, Alabama, and evidence indicated Miller planted her belongings at a mall to mislead investigators.
  • The couple had a history of domestic conflict, including multiple dismissed protective orders filed by Miller and their daughter against Gloria, alleging abusive behavior.
  • Miller is being held on a $1.5 million bond at the Houston County Jail and faces one count of murder, with the investigation ongoing.
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