Alabama man, 27, 'shot dead three friends in meth-fueled killing spree and then raped woman who witnessed killings'
- William Miller, 27, of Millry, Alabama, is accused of shooting dead three of his friends in Buckatunna, Mississippi, early Tuesday
- He set fire to two of the bodies in a car and sexually assaulted a woman who witnessed the third murder
- Miller told police it was a 'big mistake' after taking meth and oxycodone
- He said he got into an argument with two men while looking for roadkill
- Miller shot both dead, then killed the wife of one of his victims
- He fled to the woods but gave himself up after an 18-hour manhunt
- His bond was set at $4.6 million
'I made a big mistake': William Miller, 27, is charged with killing his three friends while high on meth
An Alabama man has been arrested and charged with a triple homicide and sexual assault after a major police manhunt in Mississippi.
William Miller, 27, allegedly killed three of his friends and then raped a woman who saw him do it.
Miller, who was convicted of first-degree rape in Alabama in 2013, told police that it all started when he hit a deer while traveling to see his friends in Buckatunna, Mississippi, around midnight on Monday night.
After arriving at the home of Lloyd and Sonya Taylor - about 16 miles from his home in Millry - Miller said he took methamphetamine and oxycodone.
Under the influence of the drugs, Miller, Lloyd Taylor and another friend at the house, Jamie Gardner, decided to set off to find the roadkill.
Miller said one of the men started 'more or less picking on me', The Clarion-Ledger reported.
'He kept on and it got physical,' Miller told police.
Investigators believe Miller then shot and killed both men near Alabama-Mississippi state line around sunrise on Tuesday.
He allegedly loaded the bodies in the car and returned to the home to kill Sonya Taylor.
William P. Miller is taken into court Thursday December 10 in Waynesboro, Mississippi, charged with shooting dead three people and sexually assaulting a fourth while under the influence of illegal drugs
Miller told the judge Thursday that he consumed methamphetamine and oxycodone with his friends and then set off to find a deer he had hit earlier in the night, which is when an argument started
Miller told a courtroom Thursday that he entered the home and shot Taylor in the head, WDAM reported.
Miller then sexually assaulted another woman at the home who saw Sonya Taylor die, police said.
He allegedly then forced the woman to drive him to a location with a dirt pit, where he set fire to the car with the men's bodies inside.
The remains of male victims however have not been formally identified.
Killed: Sonya and Lloyd Taylor were shot dead early Tuesday, allegedly by a friend they had over their house
Jamie Gardner (pictured left and right) is the third victim in the triple homicide. He was at the home of Lloyd and Sonya Taylor before setting off looking for the deer with Lloyd Taylor and Miller
Miller then fled from police in the survivor's car, eventually running into the woods.
Following an 18-hour manhunt, he finally surrendered to police on Wednesday.
He was without a shirt, and his shoes and hat were found along a bloody trail that searchers followed.
Miller has been charged with three counts of murder; first-degree rape and oral sex, and malicious mischief for the alleged destruction of the truck registered to the Taylors.
Wayne County Justice Court Judge Charles Chapman set bail at $4.6 million.
The judge reportedly asked Miller why he did it, to which Miller responded that he made a 'big mistake'.
Police say Miller burned this SUV early Tuesday with the bodies of two dead men inside after shooting and killing them and a woman
Scene: This is the home in Buckatunna, Mississippi, where Miller said he consumed the drugs and where the body of Sonya Taylor was found
Deputies said Miller hit the deer with his van while driving to the home of Lloyd and Sonya Taylor (pictured) near Buckatunna around midnight Monday
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