As seen on Women Behind Bars, Rita Nitz was convicted of the first-degree murder of Michael D. Miley. She was sentenced to natural life in prison. She was an accomplice to her husband in this crime. She is not eligible for release and has changed her name to Brookmeyer.
Defendant was charged with
first-degree murder for the shooting death of Michael D. Miley. Jurors
heard the following testimony at defendant's trial. On April 9, 1988,
Richard Kaiber of Carbondale and a group of his friends camped at an
area called Rocky Comfort, which is just south of Crab Orchard Lake.
Kaiber and about 10 to 15 other campers went to look at an abandoned car
"to see what it was all about." While the campers were vandalizing the
car, the trunk popped open and a headless body rolled out. The body was
that of Michael D. Miley, who had been missing since April 6, 1988. The
car belonged to the victim.
The victim, Michael Miley of Murphysboro, was 23 years old. He was a
member of the Carbondale homosexual community, and he occasionally
visited two places where homosexuals frequently gathered. Those places
were Two Hearts, a Carbondale bar, and certain areas near Crab Orchard
Lake. At Crab Orchard Lake, homosexuals congregated near a dam, known as
the spillway, and its four adjacent parking lots.
You can write to her at:
Rita Brookmeyer, N97463
Logan Correctional Center
P.O. Box 1000
Lincoln, IL 62656
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