Grand Jury Sought In 1983 Case Of Missing Idaho Springs Teen


Beth Miller Disappeared While Jogging

POSTED: 4:22 am MDT July 26, 2006


GEORGETOWN, Colo. -- Clear Creek County District Attorney Mark Hurlbert is seeking a grand jury investigation into the suspected 1983 kidnapping of a 14-year-old who disappeared while jogging near Idaho Springs.

Hurlbert said he filed his request in Clear County District Court Tuesday the behest of Beth Miller's sister, former Georgetown Mayor Lynn Granger.

Granger, along with several law enforcement officials, said they believe people with knowledge of the case could be compelled to testify if subpoenaed by a grand jury.


"Our investigation is kind of stalled at this point and this seems to be the best route to take," Hurlbert said. "Whether there's an indictment or not I think we should find the truth in this case."

Miller disappeared on Aug. 16, 1983 while jogging along the I-70 service road east of Idaho Springs. Her body was never found and she was declared legally dead in 1994.

"Somebody who we believe was involved in Beth's murder is finally going to see justice," said Granger.

Hurlbert is the same D.A. who unsuccessfully prosecuted NBA star Kobe Bryant in Eagle County.

"For the first time I'm letting myself think, 'We may get some answers," said Granger. "My thoughts have been nothing but getting the answers to what happened to Beth."

"I just remember for weeks afterwards it was all over the newspapers (and) the fliers went up offering the $10,000 reward," said Miller's former classmate, Nanette Reimer. "As a parent I think of her every so often, when I drive through the town and when I send my daughter to the park."

Granger asked for a Grand Jury investigation in 1995 but she was denied because Miller's body was not found.

Miller would have been 37 years old Thursday.


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