{"id":43006,"date":"2026-07-24T14:21:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=43006"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:22:56","slug":"cold-case-shooting-death-solved-in-crawford-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/43006-cold-case-shooting-death-solved-in-crawford-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Case Shooting Death Solved in Crawford County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>(MILLER)<\/p>\n<p>Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 have arrested 46-year-old Matthew V. Miller of Flat Rock for First Degree Murder. The arrest follows an extensive investigation into a 12-year-old cold case shooting death in Crawford County.<\/p>\n<div>\u00a0On August 21, 2014, the Crawford County Sheriff\u2019s Office requested ISP\u2019s assistance with a death investigation at a rural residence near\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/search\/3900+N.+Highway+1?entry=gmail&amp;source=g\">3900 N. Highway 1<\/a> in Flat Rock. \u200b The victim, 74-year-old Norman England from Freelandville, IN was found dead inside his relative\u2019s home, due to a gunshot wound. \u200b<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In 2020, the Crawford County State\u2019s Attorney\u2019s Office referred the murder case to the Office of the State\u2019s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor (ILSAAP) for review. ISP and ILSAAP continued to actively pursue the cold case, determined to seek justice for the England Family.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The case was presented to ILSAAP Special Prosecutor David Rands and on July 15, three counts of First Degree Murder were filed. On Friday, ISP took Miller into custody and transported him to the Crawford County Jail awaiting his first court appearance for the charges of First Degree Murder.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(MILLER) Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation Zone 8 have arrested 46-year-old Matthew V. Miller of Flat Rock for First Degree Murder. 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