Utah Man Accused Of Killing Three Women Told Police the Murders “Had To Be Done” [WATCH]

A 22-year-old man accused of killing three women in Utah’s south-central desert — including an 86-year-old homeowner and two hikers — allegedly told police the murders “had to be done,” according to charging documents, as reported by The New York Post.

Authorities say Ivan Miller is responsible for the deaths of Margaret Oldroyd, 86, Linda Dewey, 65, and Natalie Graves, 34, in a violent crime spree that stretched across Utah before ending with his arrest in neighboring Colorado.

Miller was taken into custody early Thursday after investigators tracked him across state lines. When police arrested him, authorities said he was carrying a handgun and a large knife.

Ivan Miller (22) admitted to killing three women for cars and money in Torrey, Utah.

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According to court filings, Miller allegedly admitted to killing the three women after he was detained. Investigators said he told officers he did not want to kill them, but the murders “had to be done.”

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Prosecutors allege the suspect carried out the killings in order to steal vehicles and credit cards so he could obtain money to return to his home in Iowa.

The case began unfolding earlier this week near Capitol Reef National Park in south-central Utah.

Charging documents state Miller told investigators he struck an elk while driving in a small farming community near the national park. The crash left his truck disabled, and he reportedly sold the vehicle to a towing company.

After spending several nights staying in a motel, investigators say Miller allegedly broke into the home of Margaret Oldroyd in the town of Lyman.

Prosecutors allege Oldroyd was inside her home watching television when Miller shot her from behind.

After the killing, Miller allegedly stole Oldroyd’s Buick and drove away.

Court documents state the suspect later abandoned the vehicle after deciding he wanted a different car.

Investigators say Miller left the Buick at a trailhead roughly 10 miles from Oldroyd’s home.

While there, authorities allege he encountered two women who had just arrived to hike in the area.

According to prosecutors, the women were identified as Linda Dewey, 65, and Natalie Graves, 34. The two had reportedly driven to the trailhead in a Subaru.

Charging documents state Miller shot and stabbed both women before attempting to conceal their bodies in a dry creek bed nearby.

Investigators say he then fled the scene in the hikers’ vehicle.

Authorities first began piecing together the crime after the husbands of Dewey and Graves went searching for them when the women failed to return home on Wednesday.

The men reportedly found the victims’ bodies at the trailhead.

As investigators continued their search, they located the Buick that had been abandoned earlier. After running the vehicle’s license plate, police discovered it was connected to Margaret Oldroyd.

Authorities later found Oldroyd’s body inside her home in Lyman.

Law enforcement agencies then launched a multi-state search for the suspect.

Miller was eventually located and arrested in Colorado.

Lt. Cameron Roden of the Utah Department of Public Safety said investigators have not determined a specific motive for the killings.

According to Roden, authorities do not believe the women were targeted for any specific reason beyond what investigators described as “convenience.”

Miller now faces multiple charges, including aggravated murder and several additional offenses tied to the killings and vehicle thefts.

BREAKING: The TRIPLE HOMICIDE suspect, identified as IVAN MILLER, 23, stole the vehicle from one of the victims located on the trail, which was tracked through southern Utah and into northern Arizona before it was found abandoned in Pagosa Springs, Colorado.

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