Who is Claire Miller?
The Grade 9 student studied at Lancaster County Day School and lives in Manheim Township. According to Penn Live, her home is owned by an Irrevocable Trust set up in Helen Miller s name by her parents. It was purchased in 2005 for $495,000.
Court records show that Claire reportedly had suicidial and homicidal thoughts . That comes from a witness who claims to have talked to Claire over the phone. Claire s sister Helen reportedly has cerebral palsy, and is wheelchair bound. The coroner has confimed her cause of death as multiple stab wounds .
According to Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office: Officers and EMS personnel attempted lifesaving measures, but they were unsuccessful. Information obtained so far determined that the incident happened during the overnight hours when the girls’ parents were asleep. Miller will be arraigned by Magisterial District Judge David Miller. It is expected that Miller will be transported to Lancaster County Pris
Fourteen-year-old Claire Miller is charged with homicide after police say she stabbed her older sister, Helen, in the early morning hours of Monday, Feb. 22.Â
Miller, who has been charged as an adult, is one of the youngest accused killers in Lancaster County since 1976.Â
Hereâs everything we know - and donât know - about what happened so far.Â
This story will be updated as details become available.
What happened after Claire Miller called police?
Officers with Manheim Township Police Department responded to the home in the 1500 block of Clayton Road just after 1 a.m. for a reported stabbing. Responding officers were told that a girl, later identified as Claire Miller, was âhystericalâ on the phone and said she âkilled her sister,â according to the criminal complaint.Â