A landlord allegedly killed his 71-year-old tenant and stuffed his physique inside a barrel on his Washington property, in response to authorities.
Ricky Dean Miller, 67, was arrested after certainly one of his relations instructed authorities he confessed to killing somebody and hiding the physique on his property in Woodland, in accordance to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Cops responded to Miler’s property on Dec. 16 and obtained a search warrant — gruesomely discovering the physique of 71-year-old Dennis Eugene Schmitt hidden inside a barrel, cops stated.
Miller was reportedly Schmitt’s landlord, and the 2 had been residing in separate properties on Miller’s property, in response to police.
An post-mortem revealed that Schmitt had died of a number of blunt drive accidents to his head, together with his physique additionally exhibiting proof of strangulation, officers stated.
Miller was arrested and booked into Cowlitz County Jail on second-degree homicide and illegal disposal of human stays fees.
“It was nuts as a result of we’re in the midst of nowhere. We didn’t suppose something like that may ever occur,” neighbor Emma Withers instructed KPTV.
“I simply wanna know what drove him to do it… however I additionally don’t wish to as a result of they’re our neighbors,” Withers stated.
The Cowlitz County Prosecutor’s Workplace didn’t instantly reply to The Publish’s request for remark.
