Overview
- Family members discovered 55-year-old Cindy Miller dead in her Gilbert home during a welfare check on Saturday after they had not heard from her since Aug. 4.
- Court records allege 52-year-old Kristopher Lauchner moved Miller’s body from the place she died to her home, left it there for days, and used her car and phone to hide the situation.
- Investigators traced the vehicle and actions to Lauchner through surveillance video, home security footage, automated license-plate-reader data and pawn-shop receipts for two pieces of Miller’s jewelry.
- Police arrested Lauchner on Tuesday after he tried to flee, found a handgun on him, and booked him on multiple felonies; he is held without bond at the Lower Buckeye Jail.
- The Maricopa County Medical Examiner has not yet finalized cause and manner of death, investigators reported finding prescription and illicit pills at the scene, and Lauchner’s next court date is set as the probe continues.