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Amarillo Police Department
Thursday March 13th, 2025 :: 09:30 a.m. CDT

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Person of Interest in Suspicious Death – Ronald Ernest Milles

***UPDATE 3/13/2025 9:25AM***
Ronald Milles has been located, interviewed, and booked into the Randall County Detention Center on an unrelated charge. A big thank you to our Amarillo community for the assistance in locating Milles. This investigation is ongoing. 

***UPDATE 3/12/25 3:50PM***
Date: March 12, 2025
Contact: Amarillo Police Department Homicide Unit 
Phone: 806-378-9468 
SUBJECT: Person of Interest in Suspicious Death – Ronald Ernest Milles
The Amarillo Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating Ronald Ernest Milles, a person of interest in a suspicious death investigation where the body of Elizabeth Ann Duckworth, age 65, was located wrapped in plastic in the alley at Center and Alabama.
Description of Ronald Ernest Milles:
Age: 67 
Gender: Male 
Last Known Address: 400 block of Georgia St. 
Frequent Areas: 6th and S. Georgia area or homeless camps 
Last Seen Wearing: A black shirt and black pants 
Distinguishing Features: Walks with a limp due to an injury 

If you live in the area of 6th and S. Georgia, please review your residential cameras or RING doorbell video. Witnesses report that the body may have been put in a stroller and pushed around the neighborhood. To make it easier to share your footage, we’ve provided a QR code. Simply scan the code and follow the directions to upload your video directly to the Amarillo Police Department.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Ronald Ernest Milles or any details that may assist in this investigation, please contact the Amarillo Police Department Homicide Unit at 806-378-9468.


**update 7:40pm**
APD Homicide has identified the deceased woman as Elizabeth Ann Duckworth, age 65. The family has been notified. This investigation is ongoing.

**original release**
Tuesday March 11, at 2:49pm, Officers were called to Center and Alabama in the alley about a deceased woman. When officers arrived they located an unidentified deceased woman wrapped in plastic in the alley. Homicide investigators and CSI were called to the scene. JP Jackson called for an autopsy. This investigation is ongoing.

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Amarillo Police Department
200 SE 3rd Ave
Amarillo, TX 79101

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 806-378-4257

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