Miller, who is Rosebud Sioux, and Kurmoyarov transported Meelah Miller’s body in a casket to South Dakota and intended to bury it on the Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation, according to court ...

The couple only told police they were misinformed about how to bring Meelah's body to South Dakota. Miller also told police that Meelah's body was in a casket in the back of a U-haul trailer.

The two are accused of beating and torturing Miller’s niece and adopted daughter, Meelah. Police in Mitchell discovered the girl’s body in the back of a U-Haul at Miller’s mother’s residence.