{"id":43009,"date":"2026-07-24T14:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=43009"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:55:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T19:55:02","slug":"cold-case-murder-investigation-in-crawford-county-results-in-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/43009-cold-case-murder-investigation-in-crawford-county-results-in-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Case Murder Investigation in Crawford County Results in Arrest"},"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>The Illinois State Police arrested 46-year-old Matthew V. Miller of Flat Rock for First Degree Murder following an extensive investigation into a 12-year-old cold case shooting death in Crawford County.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On 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>\u00a0in Flat Rock. \u200b The victim, 74-year-old Norman England from Freelandville, IN was found deceased inside his relative\u2019s home, suffering from a gunshot wound. \u200b<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(MILLER) The Illinois State Police arrested 46-year-old Matthew V. 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