Convictions: changed "District Attorney" to the correct title in Michigan, "Prosecutor"
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| ===Convictions=== | ===Convictions=== |
| Based on the terms of the plea deal, the first-degree murder charges were dismissed. Miller was instead charged with several counts of [[Manslaughter|involuntary manslaughter]], to which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with a chance of parole after 10 years.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Scott Pohl |date=June 10, 2021 |title=Retired Sheriff's Sergeant's Book Chronicles 1970's Lansing Area Serial Killer Case |work=[[WKAR-TV]] |url=https://www.wkar.org/news/2021-06-1...onicles-1970s-lansing-area-serial-killer-case |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022012...onicles-1970s-lansing-area-serial-killer-case |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |access-date=June 6, 2022 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The relatively lenient sentence and the plea deal itself caused outrage in the state and across the country, with victims' relatives criticizing prosecutors for accepting it.<ref name=":6" /> However, the Ingham County District Attorney, Peter Houk, later said in a statement that he had no other choice since the bodies of the victims had not yet been discovered and with predominantly circumstantial evidence, the chance of a successful conviction was slim.<ref name=":4" /> | Based on the terms of the plea deal, the first-degree murder charges were dismissed. Miller was instead charged with several counts of [[Manslaughter|involuntary manslaughter]], to which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment with a chance of parole after 10 years.<ref name=":7">{{Cite news |last=Scott Pohl |date=June 10, 2021 |title=Retired Sheriff's Sergeant's Book Chronicles 1970's Lansing Area Serial Killer Case |work=[[WKAR-TV]] |url=https://www.wkar.org/news/2021-06-1...onicles-1970s-lansing-area-serial-killer-case |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2022012...onicles-1970s-lansing-area-serial-killer-case |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |access-date=June 6, 2022 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> The relatively lenient sentence and the plea deal itself caused outrage in the state and across the country, with victims' relatives criticizing prosecutors for accepting it.<ref name=":6" /> However, the Ingham County Prosecutor, Peter Houk, later said in a statement that he had no other choice since the bodies of the victims had not yet been discovered and with predominantly circumstantial evidence, the chance of a successful conviction was slim.<ref name=":4" /> |
| == Aftermath and current status == | == Aftermath and current status == |
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