EVELYN MILLER - 5 yo - (2005) /Charged: Mother's boyfriend Casey Frederiksen - Floyd Iowa

Man
accused of raping and murdering girlfriend's daughter, 5, makes first
court appearance SEVEN YEARS after her body was found dumped on a
riverbank

• Casey Frederiksen, 33, is
  charged with first-degree murder and first degree sexual abuse in the
  2005 slaying of Floyd, Iowa, girl, Evelyn Miller
  
• Evelyn's body was found by kayakers on the banks of the Cedar River five days after she disappeared
  
• Man,
  who is in prison on child porn charges, was charged last month after
  telling inmates details of the girl's death that police had never made
  public
  
• Bail was set at $2 million in the appearance at Floyd District Court
  

By Helen Pow

PUBLISHED: 01:22 EST, 17 October 2012 | UPDATED: 01:37 EST, 17 October 2012




Murdered: Evelyn Miller, pictured, was found dumped on the banks of an Iowa river in 2005

A
criminal accused of raping and murdering his girlfriend's five-year-old
daughter seven years ago made his first court appearance yesterday.

Casey
Frederiksen, 33, is charged with first-degree murder and first degree
sexual abuse in the 2005 slaying of Floyd, Iowa, girl, Evelyn Miller.


During
the 10 minute appearance at Floyd District Court, Frederiksen's bond
was set at $1 million on each charge but he wouldn't be let loose even
if he could come up with the money, because he's currently serving a
14-year sentence on child porn and drug charges.


Evelyn was reported missing on July 1, 2005, by her mother Noel Miller.


Frederiksen had been caring for the five-year-old, along with the couple's two other children, when she disappeared.


The
child's body was found five days later on the banks of the nearby Cedar
River, but details of the girl's death were never released.

In a
celebrated breakthrough for a case that had long frustrated relatives
and investigators, Frederiksen was last month charged with Evelyn's
murder after he made remarks in jail that showed he knew information
about her death that investigators had never made public.


While incarcerated, Frederiksen would cry and say, 'I'm sorry Evelyn',' one inmate told investigators.


Another
inmate said that Frederiksen talked about touching the girl's dead body
and carrying her to the river. A third said Frederiksen told him he'd
molested the girl for years.


Frederiksen claimed to police in
2007 that an acquaintance had taken the girl at knifepoint and never
brought her back. He later said that he made up that claim, an affidavit
says.



Accused:
Casey Frederiksen, 33, is charged with first-degree murder and first
degree sexual abuse in the 2005 slaying of Floyd, Iowa, girl, Evelyn
Miller


In prison: Magistrate Ann Troge, left, set Frederiksen's bond at $2 million but he's already in jail for child porn charges

Frederiksen
told another inmate the girl was found with her clothes on – a detail
not released by investigators. And in 2009, after he was indicted on
meth charges, he allegedly told another inmate he could 'get away with
murder and still do life.'


'What a glorious afternoon it is,'
Floyd County Sheriff Rick Lynch said after the 33-year-old was dealt
the charges last month. He thanked Floyd's residents for their patience
during the seven-year investigation.



Frederiksen has been
returned to Iowa from a federal prison in Illinois where he was serving
the separate child porn sentence. A preliminary hearing is set for
October 26.
In yesterday's brief appearance, Frederiksen told
magistrate Ann Troge he was concerned about his personal safety due to
jailhouse death threats, according to Radio Iowa.


Frederiksen
also raised an objection to expanded media coverage of his initial
appearance but magistrate Troge overruled the him.



Babysitting:
Frederiksen had been caring for the five-year-old, along with the
couple's two other children, when Evelyn Miller, pictured, disappeared


If convicted, Frederiksen would face life in prison as Iowa does not have the death penalty.

Evelyn's mother reported her missing after returning from an overnight shift as a nurse's aide.

Kayakers
discovered the girl's body days later two miles away on the banks of
the river. Investigators had questioned Frederiksen in the death –
giving him immunity to testify about drug activities, but he was never
charged.


A police affidavit filed on September 27 laying out
the case against Frederiksen did not mention whether a murder weapon was
discovered.


An autopsy found Evelyn died of sharp force
injuries, including wounds to the neck, and that there was evidence of
sexual assault. Those details were never released to the public.


The
affidavit paints Frederiksen as acting erratically and lying after the
girl vanished, being addicted to child pornography involving young
girls, and making incriminating statements while in prison.




Slip
up: Frederiksen, pictured centre, was last month charged with Evelyn's
murder after he made remarks in jail that showed he knew information
about the her death that investigators had never made public



Life: If convicted, Frederiksen, pictured right, would face life in prison as Iowa does not have the death penalty

It says FBI dogs picked up Frederiksen's scent near where authorities believe the girl entered the river.


Frederiksen
claimed he last saw Evelyn asleep on a loveseat when he woke up to
change a boy's diaper at 2am. But as volunteers were searching for
Evelyn in coming days, Frederiksen didn't join them and instead went
with a friend on a trip to Des Moines and Waterloo, the affidavit says.


The
girl's paternal grandparents, Richard and Linda Christie of Waterloo,
said the day Frederiksen was charged was the happiest day they've had in
seven years and praised investigators for their work.


They
remembered the girl, who would be 12, as loving to dress in pink, having
a beautiful smile, and celebrating Halloween as her favorite holiday.


Richard
Christie called the arrest a 'bittersweet moment' since Frederiksen had
been a friend of their son and they knew him since he was a child, 'so
it's a tragedy both ways.' Linda Christie was less diplomatic.


'He
has done hideous things. He raped and murdered my granddaughter. I am
not in the mood to forgive someone who could do that to an innocent
little girl,' she said. 'Justice will be done.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218906/Evelyn-Miller-murder-Man-accused-raping-murdering-girlfriends-daughter-5-makes-court-appearance-SEVEN-YEARS-body-dumped-riverbank.html#ixzz29YthRNRj

How horrible that it took so long! Don't they have DNA testing in Iowa? His scent was picked by the dogs near where Evelyn's little body was found and he was the only one watching her at the time.
I just don't get it. Hope the jury does.

Just reading about this story. Made me heartbroken for the little girl. Unfortunately they like here in Illinois does not have the death penality. It should be a death for a death.
William

ladibug wrote:How horrible that it took so long! Don't they have DNA testing in Iowa? His scent was picked by the dogs near where Evelyn's little body was found and he was the only one watching her at the time.
I just don't get it. Hope the jury does.

I don't get it either. It really upset me. No telling what all he has done since then. I wonder if they will tie him to any other murders.

New trial date set in Evelyn Miller murder
By Matt BradleyPublished: Monday, March 24, 2014, 3:12 pm

CHARLES CITY, Iowa – A judge has set a new trial date in the man accused in the 2005 murder of five-year-old Evelyn Miller.

34-year-old Casey Frederiksen is charged with first degree murder and sexual abuse in the girl’s death. He had been scheduled to stand trial in May, but the defense asked for more time to prepare. Prosecutors did not object.

In an order issued today, District Court Judge Gregg Rosenbladt agreed to push the trial date back to September 15.

Frederiksen’s trial has been moved out of Floyd County due to fears of finding an impartial jury. Proceedings will now be held in the Hamilton County Courthouse in Webster City.

Frederiksen was charged in September and is being held on $2 million bond. He was the boyfriend of Evelyn Miller’s mother, Noel, at the time of the murder.

http://kimt.com/2014/03/24/new-trial-date-set-in-evelyn-miller-murder/