From the Message Boards at http://cushings.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=21816
"My name is Caroline and I dont post often but have met a few of you guys and read the board regularly, it has definitely been a godsend to cushies everywhere. The reason I am writing tonight is I have just received devastating information about a dear friend of mine, and a woman some of you may have met during testing. Her name is Kathryn Miller and she is a patient of Dr. Ludlam, that is how she and I met. She was diagnosed with cushings late last fall and had surgery in December and was doing pretty well afterwards.
Long story short, from the information I have received from her mother, She knew a man that she met off of a christian singles website.. I dont know many details about it, but I do know that he drove from his home in Pennsylvania to hers in Cleveland Ohio posing as a balloon delivery man, to then gun down her father killing him, and then to chase after her and gun her down in her neighbors front yard where she later died in surgery. This man then proceeded to commit suicide in his car when the police began to chase him.
Kathryn was an incredible person, and came from a loving, wonderful family. She was a fighter in every sense of the word, and never complained about the fact she was so sick. She always joked that she would one day 'look hot' in a bikini again. And she would always say there would be the day when we cushies would be happy and healthy again.
So heres to you Kathryn, I pray you are finally out of pain and that you are happy and cushings free in heaven. I will never forget you, you are in my heart forever. As much as it hurts to not have you here, I take comfort knowing you are smiling down from above. Fly on angel, fly on."
Kathryn 'Bridie' and Albert Miller
Murdered May 1, 2007
~Ages 31 and 71, respectively
~Hometown: Mayfield Heights, OH
On May 1, 2007 Scott Esposito, 38, drove about six hours from his home in Macungie, PA to Mayfield Heights, OH. That's where his love interest, Kathryn McBride 'Bridie' Miller, 31, lived. He showed up at her door with a dozen 'I love you' balloons. An attempt at reconciliation perhaps for, although Esposito's family believed the two were still dating, those who knew Miller say that she broke off the relationship about six months earlier.
Miller lived with her parents. Her father, Albert Miller, 71, answered the door when Esposito arrived. The two exchanged words. Esposito subsequently shot Mr. Miller five times, killing him. Ms. Miller heard the commotion and tried to leave the house through the back door, Esposito shot her eight times as she fled. A neighbor called 911, but Ms. Miller was dead before help arrived. Esposito then tried to flee in his car. When cornered by police, he committed suicide with a gunshot to the head.
Police do not know exactly what caused Esposito's rampage. He purchased a gun the day before the shooting. In his car he had over 500 rounds of ammunition. He did not have a suitcase or other personal belongings, suggesting that he planned to return home the same day or perhaps that he contemplated his suicide in advance. Police hope to access the couple's email exchanges to learn more.
Esposito called Ms. Miller when he was en route to her house. She called her mother, who was not home, and told her Esposito was coming, but it does not appear she feared him. It seems, though, that she asked her father to turn Esposito away, resulting in the argument Mr. Miller and Esposito had at the door.
Ms. Miller met Esposito via an online dating site for Catholics. There are conflicting reports about how long ago they met. It may have been as long as two years ago. They saw each other infrequently - because they lived 400 miles apart - but emailed and talked via phone daily when they were together. A friend said Ms. Miller became concerned over Esposito's 'irrational' behavior and ended the relationship in October 2006. One news story said the couple had a brief on and off relationship last fall and only limited contact since December.
Esposito had a bachelor's degree in business administration and worked as an independent insurance broker. He lived with his parents and older sister, who had spina bifida, so he could help care for them. He had no criminal record. His family says the shooting was completely out of character for him.
Mr. Miller ran his own employee placement agency from his home. An employee of the business was in the home at the time of the shootings, but was unharmed.
Ms. Miller, who had cerebral palsy, held both a Master's degree in education and a certificate in speech pathology. She worked previously as a teacher.
From: http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/
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Shooter left behind 2 victims, questions
Man drove hours to ex-girlfriend's house for 'purpose,' police say
Thursday, May 03, 2007
Damian G. Guevara
Plain Dealer Reporter
Mayfield Heights - Scott Esposito drove 400 miles from his Pennsylvania home Tuesday with balloons for his long-distance love interest. He also had a loaded gun.
Esposito ultimately gave Kathryn McBride Miller the bullets - at least eight hollow-point rounds to her head, torso and extremities. He also shot and killed her father, 71-year-old Albert Miller. As police closed in a short time later, Esposito put the black, .22-caliber Luger in his mouth and pulled the trigger.
With the shooter and his victims dead, police on Wednesday were trying to make sense of the rampage. Investigators met with relatives to learn more about the relationship between Miller, 31, and Esposito, 38, of Macungie, Pa., about 65 miles northwest of Philadelphia.
Esposito dated Miller sporadically last fall, but their contact had waned since December, Lt. Chris Sonnhalter said. Miller never reported any trouble between the two to authorities, and her family knew of Esposito, Sonnhalter said. It remained unclear how Miller and Esposito met, but the two never lived in the same area, Sonnhalter said. Police are looking at their e-mail exchanges for clues.
"Obviously, he had some bad intentions . . . whether to end his life or someone else's," Sonnhalter said.
Sometime before the killings, Miller learned Esposito was traveling across Pennsylvania to see her, Sonnhalter said. Early in the day Tuesday, she called her mother at work about the pending visit but did not express any alarm.
Kathryn Miller was a former teacher who had a license in speech pathology. She was a graduate of Xavier University and the University of Virginia, where she earned a master's degree in education. She taught in Hudson schools for one year, in 2002-03.
Her father, Albert, ran an employee-placement business from his home, police and neighbors said.
Police found a work badge belonging to Esposito in his green Jeep Cherokee but learned little about the man Wednesday. He had no criminal record.
Neither the Miller family nor Esposito's relatives could be reached for comment Wednesday.
Police believe the bespectacled Esposito wanted to maintain a romantic bond with Miller against her wishes and became angry when spurned.
"It was about the relationship," Sonnhalter said. "I think he brought that gun to Cleveland for a purpose."
Sonnhalter gave this account of the slayings:
Esposito, driving the Jeep Cherokee, arrived at the Millers' Woodhawk Drive home in Mayfield Heights at 3:45 p.m. Clutching the balloon bouquet, Esposito knocked on the door.
Albert Miller answered. Nobody witnessed the confrontation, but police believe the men argued.
Esposito shot the elder Miller five times in the chest.
Kathryn Miller was watching television in the family room. She heard the commotion and tried to flee the house through a garage door.
Esposito fired at Miller as she ran into her front yard.
She collapsed near a neighbor's door, leaving behind a trail of blood.
There was a third person at the Miller home: a woman who worked for Albert Miller was in a basement office and was unharmed.
Esposito got in the Jeep and sped away from the house. Woodhawk Drive is a dead-end street, so Esposito headed east toward SOM Center Road.
Three police cars blocked him in as he neared the intersection. As officers surrounded the vehicle, Esposito put his new gun in his mouth and fired.
One officer discharged a shot that struck Esposito in the right arm and shattered the passenger-side window of the vehicle.
Investigators found a box containing more than 500 rounds of ammunition in Esposito's Jeep. He had purchased the Luger at a Pennsylvania store Monday evening for about $200.
Plain Dealer reporters Donna J. Miller and Ellen Jan Kleinerman and news researcher JoEllen Corrigan contributed to this story.
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
dguevara@plaind.com, 216-999-4334
