Kyle Miller was a fifteen year old from Kentucky who would murder his seven year old brother. According to court documents Kyle Miller would strangle his seven year old brother to death inside of their family home. This teen killer would be sentenced to twenty years in prison
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Kyle Miller is being housed in a juvenile prison within the Kentucky Department Of Corrections
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A Vine Grove teen charged in 2019 with murdering his young brother at the family’s home was re-sentenced as an adult to 20 years in prison Tuesday in Hardin Circuit Court.
Kyle Miller, 18, was charged with murder after choking his 7-year-old brother, Karsen Lee Miller, to death at the family’s home June 20, 2019. Karsen was a student at North Park Elementary School in Radcliff, who enjoyed playing soccer, basketball and wearing bow ties, according to his obituary.
Kyle Miller was 15 at the time of his brother’s death.
Commonwealth Attorney Shane Young said Kyle Miller had been sentenced to 20 years in prison as a juvenile and his appearance before Circuit Court Judge John Simcoe Tuesday was a re-sentencing where Simcoe, for instance, could have granted probation.
Instead, he upheld the 20-year sentence, despite pleas for probation from his attorney.
Kyle Miller turned 18 on Sept. 19.
The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case and in 2019 Sheriff John Ward said the death clearly was not an accident.
Karsen was transported to then-Hardin Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead before 1 p.m. on June 20.
Kyle Miller had been held at Woodsbend Youth Development Center in West Liberty and has been at the Hardin County Detention Center since Oct. 7.
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A 7-year-old boy who died Thursday afternoon was strangled by his older brother, police said Friday.
Hardin County Sheriff John Ward said the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office and Hardin County EMS responded shortly after noon Thursday to a subdivision off Ky. 1600 near Vine Grove for an emergency call. When police arrived at the home, they found the boy unconscious. Medics transported the child to Hardin Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police have charged his older brother, a 15-year-old boy, with murder. He is being held in an undisclosed juvenile detention center.
“This is an unusual event in a normally quiet neighborhood,” Ward said. “Anytime you have a loss of life, it’s disturbing, but when you have a 7-year-old child that has lost their life … it troubles everyone.”
Police would not release the name of the suspect because he is a juvenile.
Ward said the strangulation was caused by hands and he believes “it was definitely not an accident.”
A family member at the home called 911, Ward said, adding there was adult supervision at the home.
An autopsy was completed Friday morning at the state medical examiner office in Louisville.
Ward said he could not discuss what led up to the strangulation or if there were prior emergency calls at the residence. He did not anticipate any additional charges.
“The investigation is ongoing,” he said.
The family of the victim and suspect declined to be interviewed.
Shana Norton, Hardin County deputy coroner, said she would not be releasing the name.
In his obituary, the victim was identified as Karsen Lee Miller. The son of Mark and Sharon Miller, he was a student at North Park Elementary School known as a “quirky dresser who loved his bowties,” according to the obituary.
County Attorney Jenny Oldham said she was limited in information she could release, but said the suspect had not been arraigned as of Friday. Kentucky, like other states, has numerous laws that mandate privacy for criminal matters involving juveniles.
The News-Enterprise submitted an open records request for the emergency call, which was denied. The newspaper also submitted an open records request for the autopsy results. A response is pending.
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