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Joshua Daniel Miller

Case from Coolbaugh-township, PA dated Jun 07, 2009

Victim Details

Joshua Daniel Miller

Male

White / Caucasian

Coolbaugh-township

PA

2009-06-07

34

Joshua

Daniel Miller

07/26/2026

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On a summer evening in 2009, the life of 34-year-old male Pennsylvania State Trooper Joshua Daniel Miller was cut tragically short in Coolbaugh Township. The events leading to his death began with a domestic dispute, where a man named Daniel Autenrieth, armed and under a protection-from-abuse order, kidnapped his own 9-year-old son from his ex-wife's home. This brazen act set off a frantic 40-mile chase that weaved through two counties, with local and state police in hot pursuit.

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  • Trooper Joshua Daniel Miller - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
  • Woman sentenced in 2009 killing of Trooper Joshua Miller
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