| Deputy Marshal William Lee Miller United States Department of Justice - Marshals Service U.S. Government End of Watch: Monday, July 6, 1885 Biographical Info Age: Not available Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Gunfire Date of Incident: Monday, July 6, 1885 Incident Location: Tennessee Weapon Used: Gun; Unknown type Suspect Info: Not available Deputy Marshal Miller was shot and killed in the mountains near Goodlettsville, Tennessee, while searching for illegal distilleries. When he failed to return after a week a search was started for fear that he had been murdered.
Prior to Deputy Marshal Miller going into the mountains he was last seen at a general store. After his murder the area around the general store was named Millersville in his honor. |