Man Slept in Stranger's Shed, Shot Her as She Watched TV Before Killing 2 Others on Utah Trail Officials say an Iowa man charged in the deaths of three women in Utah confessed to the killings, claiming he “it had to be done” but expressed reluctance. Court documents filed Thursday detail his alleged statements to law enforcement. Ivan Miller, 22, is accused of shooting the victims with a .45-caliber handgun and stabbing one multiple times. The documents allege he committed the acts because he needed money. The three women killed were Margaret Oldroyd, 86; Linda Dewey, 65; and Natalie Graves, 34. Dewey was Graves’ aunt, though there is no known link between her and Oldroyd, who was the first victim. The bodies were discovered Wednesday near Capitol Reef National Park in south-central Utah. The victims did not appear to have prior connections to Miller, according to a Utah Highway Patrol spokesperson. Oldroyd’s body was found in a cellar beneath a shed on her property in Lyman. Miller is alleged to have stayed the night in the shed, then entered her home when she left. He waited behind a door, shot her in the back of the head as she sat to watch television, and dragged her to the basement. He took her Buick but later wanted a different vehicle. Miller told authorities he parked near a trail and saw two women—described as one younger and one older—exit a white Subaru. He approached them and shot both, the documents say. When the older woman continued moving, he stabbed her in the heart multiple times with a knife. He then placed the women in a ditch, side by side. Miller is alleged to have taken the victims’ credit cards and used one to buy gas. The husbands of Dewey and Graves reported finding their bodies at 4:25 p.m. Wednesday and contacted authorities.#ivan_miller #capitol_reef_national_park #margaret_oldroyd #linda_dewey #natalie_graves
