Suspect in Wayne County triple homicide identified as 22-year-old from Iowa

TORREY, Utah (KUTV) — The suspect in the triple homicide in Wayne County has been identified as a 22-year-old man from Blakesburg, Iowa.

The suspect, identified as Ivan Miller, was safely apprehended in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, early Thursday morning following a multi-state search. He was booked in by the Pagosa Springs Police Department on one charge of carrying a concealed weapon, according to booking information.

Lt. Cameron Roden with Utah Highway Patrol said investigators are working to learn when Miller entered Utah or why he was in the state.

Investigators have also not identified a motive behind the murders, as Roden said they do not appear to be targeted attacks.

An investigation into the murders started after two women were found dead at a trailhead located just off State Route 12 in Wayne County. The husbands of the women called 911 after discovering their bodies around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday.

While investigating the scene, detectives discovered a third woman killed in her Lyman home, roughly 15 miles away.

Lt. Roden said investigators believe Miller had killed the woman in her Lyman home first, took her car to the trailhead, where he allegedly killed the other two women. Miller then allegedly abandoned the first car and left the scene in another victim’s car.

That car was tracked and found abandoned in Pagosa Springs, where Colorado law enforcement safely took Miller into custody.

Lt. Roden said it does not appear Miller has any connection to the area or any connection to any of the victims, who have only been identified as being women in their 30s, 60s and 80s.

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