A man convicted of sexually attacking and fatally stabbing two young Phoenix women in separate killings in the early 1990s has been sentenced to death by a judge.
— was convicted in April on two counts of first-degree murder, kidnapping and attempted sexual assault.He had waived his right to a jury trial and Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Cohen found Miller guilty of killing Angela Brosso in November 1992 on the eve of her 22nd birthday and 17-year-old Melanie Bernas in September 1993.
"With his actions on that night, he murdered my angel, he ripped my heart, and I will never, ever be the same," said Linda Brosso, Angela's mother, according toTen months after Brosso's death, police said Bernas' body was discovered floating in the canal. Bernas was not decapitated, but her bicycle was missing.
According to police, Miller denied any involvement although he acknowledged living in the vicinity of the killings at the time and said he rode his bike on paths in the area.In the trial's sentencing phase, Miller's attorneys pleaded with Cohen to show mercy and give him life in prison.
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