EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Police say an Edmonds man on trial for the 1972 killing of a 20-year-old woman killed himself just before a jury convicted him of murder.
On Monday, a jury found 78-year-old Terrence Miller guilty of first-degree murder, despite a defense motion to dismiss the case due to the defendant’s death.
After a two-week trial, Miller was convicted of shooting Jody Loomis when she was on a bike ride to see her horse.
Miller died at his home, according to the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office. Miller had posted $1 million bond last year.