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WEBSTER CITY, Iowa —Opening statements started Tuesday in the trial for a man accused of killing his former girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter. Prosecutors say 35-year-old Casey Frederiksen was watching Evelyn Miller for her mother in July 2005 when he sexually abused the girl and stabbed her to death. He is charged with first-degree murder and sexual assault. Prosecutors say all the evidence points to Frederiksen as the person who killed Miller. During opening statements, Iowa Assistant Attorney General Scott Brown told jurors this is a case about innocence shattered. He said Frederiksen had the opportunity and motive to kill Miller. Brown...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The mother's boyfriend was immediately a suspect when a 5-year-old girl was found dead in an Iowa river in 2005, but it took investigators seven years to build a strong enough case to bring charges, authorities said Friday. Casey Frederiksen was watching Evelyn Miller at the family's apartment in Floyd when she went missing and he quickly came under suspicion because of odd and troubling behavior. Within hours, he hid with a neighbor a computer hard drive containing a cache of disturbing child pornography involving young girls. He head-butted a wall and screamed at police...

Mom’s ex-boyfriend charged with first-degree murder in Evelyn Miller death 5-year-old disappeared from apartment in July 2005; body found in Cedar River five days later Casey Frederiksen Casey Frederiksen, who was caring for 5-year-old Evelyn Miller when she disappeared in 2005, has been charged with murdering and sexually abusing her. The filing of those first-degree charges resulted from an accumulation of information, rather than any specific revelation or event, according to Chari Paulson, assistant director of the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. That information, she said at a press conference here Thursday, included statements by the 33-year-old Frederiksen to fellow...

Former schoolteacher Evelyn Miller doesn't plan to retire from the anti-illegal immigration movement any time soon. She's too busy organizing petitions, blasting e-mails, faxes and letters, and threatening politicians who are up for re-election. The 76-year-old member of the California Coalition for Immigration Reform says she is driven by her belief that those in the country illegally are taking jobs and taxpayer services from Americans. "We're soldiers in the foxhole," Miller said from her dining room in Irvine, which doubles as a home office

A federal marshal escorts Danny Dean Slick (right), 27, of Charles City, from the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Monday after Slick pleaded guilty to lying in July 2005 to FBI agents investigating the disappearance of 5-year-old Evelyn Miller, who was found murdered days later. CEDAR RAPIDS — A Charles City man who is among the last people to see Evelyn Miller alive admitted on Monday to lying to FBI agents investigating the 5-year-old’s disappearance and murder. Danny Dean Slick, 27, faces up to five years in prison for giving “fictitious and fraudulent” statements in July 2005. Slick’s...

Published: 11/15/2006   1:53 PMUpdated: 11/15/2006   2:03 PM IOWA CITY, IA - A man accused of lying to federal agents investigating the disappearance and slaying of a Floyd [, Iowa] girl last year has agreed to change his plea in the case, according to court documents filed this week. Danny Slick, 27, of Charles City, was charged this summer in two federal indictments with making false statements to FBI investigators about the whereabouts of his former roommate and other details in the hours after 5-year-old Evelyn Miller disappeared. He is believed to be one of the last people to see...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) ? Danny Slick, the man accused of lying to federal agents investigating the 2005 slaying of a 5-year-old Floyd girl, is scheduled to go on trial in Sioux City later this month, a federal judge has ruled. Slick, 27, of Charles City, is charged in two federal indictments that he made false statements to FBI agents about the whereabouts of his former roommate Randy Patrie in the hours after Evelyn Miller disappeared. Slick is believed to be one of the last people to see the girl alive. His trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 20, according...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—The former fiance of a woman whose daughter was found slain last year in northern Iowa has been sentenced to 14 years in prison on federal child pornography charges. Twenty-six-year-old Casey Frederiksen, of Charles City, was indicted on 14 counts of child pornography. He pleaded guilty to three counts in February. US District Judge Linda Reade could have sentenced Frederiksen to anywhere from eleven years to 14 years in prison. She says she opted for the high-end of the sentencing guidelines because of Frederiksen's prior child sexual assault conviction, and because of his attempt to hide the hard...

BRYON S. HOULGRAVE/For The Globe GazetteDanny Slick is escorted to a transit vehicle by federal agents in Charles City on Thursday. Slick, of Charles City, is one of two people believed to have been the last to see 5-year-old Evelyn Miller alive. Witness in Miller case arrestedBy BOB LINK, Of The Globe GazetteCHARLES CITY — Danny Slick, one of two men who admitted to being the last people to see Evelyn Miller alive, faces a federal indictment for making false statements to a federal agent.The statements in question focus on the whereabouts of his roommate during the time after...

CHARLES CITY — As the first anniversary of her disappearance nears, investigators in the Evelyn Miller murder case say they continue to check all leads and remain optimistic that they will find the person responsible for the death of the 5-year-old Floyd County girl. Floyd County and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation representatives updated the media on the case during a news conference Tuesday. Floyd County Attorney Marilyn Dettmer said Floyd County Sheriff’s Department and DCI agents work on the case on a daily basis. “We hold regular meetings to share information and review the case,” Dettmer said. “We have...

Did the state fail to save Evelyn? [Due to copyright complaint, only headline and link are permitted for articles from The Des Moines Register.] ___________     Vigil planned to honor herA candlelight vigil for Evelyn Miller will be held at 8p.m. on July 2 in the park by the community center at 706 Fairfield St. in Floyd. Her paternal grandparents, Richard and Linda Christie of Windsor Heights, will share reflections. The public is invited. Candles will be available.

The hunt for Evelyn's killer [Due to copyright complaint, only headline and link are permitted for articles from The Des Moines Register.]

Christies Frustrated With No Leads In Case POSTED: 10:09 am CST February 22, 2006 UPDATED: 10:36 am CST February 22, 2006 DES MOINES, Iowa -- The grandparents of a Floyd County girl who was murdered last July said Tuesday they are stepping up their pressure on law enforcement.The body of 5-year-old Evelyn Miller was found in Cedar River, and no suspects have been named in the case.Linda and Richard Christie said they are fed up with being kept in the dark about the investigation.They said they might even hire their own private investigator to help find the killer."We really feel...

Tuesday, January 31, 2006 12:07 PM CST Plea agreement offeredBy JEFF REINITZ, Courier Staff WriterCEDAR RAPIDS --- The attorney for a Charles City man accused of child pornography has asked the court to push back filing deadlines in the case.The government has offered Casey Frederiksen, 26, who was arrested on porn charges in the wake of the investigation into the death of his live-in girlfriend's daughter, a plea agreement, according to documents filed by his attorney, Federal Public Defender Jane Kelly.Details of the agreement aren't available, but Kelly asked the court to postpone the deadline to file pretrial motions in...

Marilyn Dettmer says people probably don't know all they think they know about this high profile case. "I would presume that when it goes to trial, everything they learn will be a surprise to them, maybe," Dettmer said.

Nearly six months after Evelyn Miller disappeared, authorities say they are confident they will find justice for the slain 5-year-old. “When, I don’t know. But will we? Yes,” Floyd County Sheriff Rick Lynch said Thursday. Sunday will mark six months since Evelyn was reported missing from her rural Floyd apartment. Her body was found on July 6 in the Cedar River, two miles from her home. Authorities say Evelyn was murdered, but details of when and how she was killed have not been made public. No arrests have been made in the case. “I think it may take quite a...

FLOYD — The short life of a 5-year-old murder victim has been memorialized with a statue of an angel at the Floyd Community Center. “(The angel is) huge and she’s absolutely gorgeous,” said Pamela Hill of Mason City, who organized the memorial project. “Had it been one of my daughters, I’d be in awe.” Hill said a ceremony to unveil the memorial was being planned for as early as this weekend. “It should be pretty impressive,” said Floyd Mayor Trevis O’Connell. The 8-foot-tall angel carries a medallion bearing the face of Evelyn Miller, Hill said. Evelyn disappeared from her rural...

Friday, December 02, 2005 Five months after the disappearance of 5-year-old Evelyn Miller, the Floyd County Attorney is reminding the public of a $5,000 reward to help find her killer. The Carole Sund/Carrington Memorial Reward Fund Foundation of Modesto, Calif., posted the reward in mid-July for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for Evelyn’s death. “That’s still out there,” Floyd County Attorney Marilyn Dettmer said Thursday. She said information does not have to have been attained at the time of the murder. “There’s always conversations going on and people maybe gained information more...

Republican Senator blames Democrats for deaths of children A Republican Senator is accusing Democrats in the Senate who oppose the death penalty of causing the deaths of children who're the victims of a kidnapping or sexual abuse. Republican Senator Larry McKibben of Marshalltown made his comments this (Wednesday) morning during a statehouse news conference. McKibben says there's a "de facto death sentence for children" today in Iowa. "If you kidnap someone or rape someone, either one of those is life in prison without the possibility of parole. What is the next logical step move for the kidnapper and rapist to...

Frederiksen Pleads Not Guilty to 14 CountsTuesday, November 22, 2005, 12:41:42 PM By Mark Geary KCRG-TV9 News Video (Cedar Rapids - KCRG) -- Casey Frederiksen appeared in federal court once again this morning for his arraignment. You'll remember Frederiksen is engaged to Noel Miller, the mother of five-year-old Floyd county murder victim Evelyn Miller. Frederiksen faces fourteen counts for possessing and receiving child pornography. Tuesday morning, he pleaded not guilty to all of those charges. The court proceeding lasted less than five minutes. No one from Frederiksen's family came to show him support. Just as in every one of his...