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Iowa Man Charged in Utah Killings of 3 Women Arrested in Colorado After Multistate Search

Prosecutors say he told investigators he needed money, choosing strangers for their cars.

Overview

  • Utah officials identified the victims as Margaret Oldroyd, 86, Linda Dewey, 65, and her niece Natalie Graves, 34, who were found at a Lyman home and near a Torrey trailhead.
  • Investigators tracked a stolen Subaru using license‑plate readers and a key‑fob app through Utah, Arizona and New Mexico to Pagosa Springs, Colorado, where the vehicle was found abandoned.
  • Pagosa Springs officers arrested Ivan Miller, 22, early March 5 and said he had a handgun and a large knife, along with financial cards belonging to the trail victims.
  • Court filings say Miller admitted killing Oldroyd at her home, stealing her Buick, then shooting and stabbing the two hikers before dragging their bodies to a ditch and fleeing in their Subaru.
  • Miller faces three counts of first‑degree aggravated murder in Utah and weapons and vehicle‑related charges in Colorado as authorities prepare extradition; officials report no ongoing public threat.