Man found guilty of Monroe County murder has appeal hearing scheduled

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was found guilty of murder last year in Monroe County has appealed the case.

Lyle Miller, 68, of Madison, Missouri, was found guilty by a jury on March 21, 2025, of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the December 2021 death of  Betty Hayes, 88.  Miller was arrested in July 2023.

Court documents in previous reporting claim a witness told law enforcement that they saw Miller driving quickly away from Madison the night Hayes went missing. Her remains were eventually found in a pond.

Miller is currently being held at South Central Correctional Center in Licking.

A notice of appeal was filed last year and it was accepted recently in the Eastern District Court of Missouri. It will be heard on Sept. 22.