Arrest made in murder committed over a year ago

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An arrest has been made in a murder that happened over a year ago.

Kentucky State Police said the investigation began on March 7, 2024, when the lifeless body of 58-year-old Angela J. Roberts, of Whitesburg, was found on Dinah Blair Hollow Road in Cowan in Letcher County. She was suffering from a single gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Letcher County Coroner’s Office.

On May 22, 2025, the investigation’s findings were presented to a Letcher County Grand Jury which indicted 65-year-old Mark A. Miles, of Whitesburg, for Roberts’ murder.

Miles was arrested by Kentucky State Police and lodged in the Letcher County Jail.

No other details were released.

(Photo l-r: Mark A. Miles, Angela J. Roberts, courtesy of Letcher Funeral Home)

By Ken Howlett, News Director

Contact Ken at ken@k105.com

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