Overview

• Madison Rueckert was sentenced on April 25, 2025, to 35 years in prison for the 2022 shooting death of her boyfriend, Jonathan Miller, in Marshfield, Missouri.
• Rueckert pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and armed criminal action in 2024 under a plea deal, reducing her charges from first-degree murder.
• The shooting occurred on New Year’s Eve 2022 after Rueckert found text messages from other women on Miller’s phone and shot him while he was asleep.
• After the murder, Rueckert fled to Dallas County woods, spent the night there, and later surrendered to authorities with the help of a stranger.
• Miller’s mother expressed disbelief over the motive, stating she doubted the texts were sexual and that her son had not cheated on Rueckert.