Authorities Release Transcript of 911 Homicide Call

BY: TAYLOR BURTON – Weekly Assignment B

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – Nassau County police today released the transcript of the 911 phone call connected to a homicide last Thursday involving a young man, his mother and sister.

Simon Miller was arrested at his family house following the call he placed to report his involvement in the shooting of his mother, Natalee Miller, 48, and sister, Jennifer Miller, 15.  The dispatcher listened to Miller’s account, coordinating the arrival of deputies while preparing him mentally and emotionally to receive them.  Since being taken into custody, Miller has been charged with capital murder.

In the transcript, Miller described how he first shot his sister, then returned to do it again because her cries and moans had alerted him to her suffering.  He shot and killed his mother in between the two shootings of his sister.  Miller said that he had been planning on killing for a while, though not specifically the victims.  He cited high emotions and attitude between family members as the reasons for his actions.

“I guess this is really selfish to say, but I felt that they were just suffocating me in a way,” said Miller on the call.  “I didn’t want them to feel pain, that’s why I used a gun, but it’s like everything went wrong.”

Nassau County Sherriff Larry Fowler said that the weapon had been reloaded at least once during the shooting.

Nassau County District Superintendent Stan Manning said that both Jennifer and Simon had been withdrawn from public school to be homeschooled.  Natalie Miller had worked in the district for a number of years in both teaching and administrative positions until leaving in 2004.