Jon K Miller lived at this Austin, Minn. apartment building before his arrest at an Owatonna assisted living facility in November for the 1974 murder of 25-year-old Mary Schlais. Photo courtesy of ...

After entering a no-contest plea in Dunn County Circuit Court, Jon K. Miller, 84, of Owatonna, Minn., was sentenced to life in prison on a count of first-degree intentional homicide.

The backstory: In November, Jon Keith Miller, of Owatonna, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the killing of Mary K. Schlais. The 25-year-old woman from Minneapolis was ...

Jon K Miller lived at this Austin, Minn. apartment building before his arrest at an Owatonna assisted living facility in November for the 1974 murder of 25-year-old Mary Schlais. Photo courtesy of ...

Related: Scientists speak on tech used for Owatonna man’s arrest in 50-year-old murder case On Feb. 15, 1974, Miller picked up Schlais hitchhiking on her way from Minneapolis to Chicago.

An Owatonna man was sentenced to serve life in prison on Thursday in connection with the murder of a Minneapolis woman over 50 years ago. Genetic testing led to the arrest of now 84-year-old Jon ...

Court records show on Dec. 13, 2024, 84-year-old Jon Miller of Owatonna, Minn. pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder.

Jon K Miller, 84, was arrested at Traditions of Owatonna, an assisted living facility in southeastern Minnesota, for the 1974 murder of 25-year-old Mary Schlais. He had been living at the facility ...

OWATONNA, Minn. — At about 10:30 in the morning on Feb. 15. 1974, Mary K. Schlais left her home in Minneapolis, ... Jon Keith Miller is one of those suspects.

Online court records show a preliminary hearing for 84-year-old Jon Miller of Owatonna, MN, initially scheduled for Nov. 21, 2024, is rescheduled for Dec. 4, 2024.

Hitchhiker's 50-Year-Cold Case Cracked By NJ College's Genealogy Center After nearly five decades without answers, the 1974 murder of Mary Schlais has been solved, thanks to groundbreaking work by the ...

Hitchhiker's 50-Year-Cold Case Cracked By Ramapo College's Genealogy Center After nearly five decades without answers, the 1974 murder of Mary Schlais has been solved, thanks to groundbreaking work by ...