The Skeletal Remains of Washington Township Man Discovered

For Immediate Release/October 6, 2013


The skeletal remains of a man identified as Michael R. Miller, age 62, reported missing from his Washington Way apartment in Washington Township NJ on 11/19/12, were found and reported to police by an individual passing through a wooded area behind the apartment complex on Barnsboro Rd. Friday night about 9:45.

The remains were identified by jewelry and medical records. Results of an autopsy by the Gloucester County Medical Examiner are pending.

Miller was reported missing by the apartment complex property manager under what law enforcement officials considered unusual circumstances. Miller had not been seen or heard from in about two months and was two months behind in rent payments. His car was still parked at the apartment and his cell phone was left in his unit. Miller lived alone as of September 2012 and previously shared his apartment with a son and a friend of the son.

The Gloucester County Prosecutor\’s Office and the Washington Township Police Department are investigating.

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