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Snapped Denise Miller and Wayne Irby

Status: Incarcerated 

In season 7, episode 19 the murder of her boyfriend, police officer Wayne Irby by Denise Miller is shown. This murder occurred in the state of Texas. Oxygen describes this episode of Snapped as Denise Miller is suspected of killing her on-again, off-again boyfriend, police officer Wayne Irby, in December 2004 after a bitter breakup

In December 2004, Miller lived at 2604 Elk Horn in Little Elm, Texas (the AElk Horn home@).  Miller shared the Elk Horn home with her two high-school -aged children and Little Elm police officer Jonathan Wayne Irby.  When Officer Irby failed to report for his 6:00 a.m. shift and failed to call in on December 10, his fellow officers became worried because it was unusual for Officer Irby to miss work and unusual for him to not call in.  Little Elm police officers James Wynn and Jerry Walker attempted to contact Officer Irby on his cell phone on numerous occasions that morning but to no avail.  After failing to reach Officer Irby on his cell phone, Officer WalkerCwho worked for the Little Elm Police Department as a school resource officer at the Little Elm High SchoolCspoke with Miller=s daughter, W.M., and son, W.M., Jr. at the high school.  W.M. and W.M., Jr. gave Officer Walker a pass code to the Elk Horn home garage, and Officer Walker relayed that pass code to Officer Wynn and Officer Cruljack. 


Officer Wynn arrived at the Elk Horn home around 9:30 a.m.  He saw Officer Irby=s squad car across the street from the house, but he could not see or hear anything inside the house.  Officer Wynn used the pass code that Officer Walker had received from W.M. and W.M., Jr. to enter the Elk Horn home garage.  Once inside the Elk Horn home, Officer Wynn did not find anyone but did discover Officer Irby=s prescription sunglasses, which Officer Irby customarily had with him.  After completing the welfare check at the Elk Horn home, Officer Wynn continued answering calls and doing routine patrol work.




Denise Miller is finding her guilty of murder. The trial court sentenced her to sixty-two years' confinement.



You can write to Denise Miller at:



Denise Miller 1382373
Murray Unit

1916 North Hwy 36 Bypass
Gatesville, TX 76596


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