Lucille Miller
1930–1986
Lucille Marie Miller (née Maxwell; January 17, 1930 â November 4, 1986) was a Canadian-American housewife and mother who was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of her husband.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- California Institution for WomenDates unknown
Biography
Lucille Marie Miller (née Maxwell; January 17, 1930 â November 4, 1986) was a Canadian-American housewife and mother who was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of her husband. Prosecutors alleged Miller was inspired by the eponymous plot device of the film Double Indemnity, a provision in which the proceeds of a life insurance policy pay double the face value for accidental deaths. Joan Didion wrote a 1966 essay about the case, "Some Dreamers of the Golden Dream", which appeared originally in The Saturday Evening Post as "How Can I Tell Them There's Nothing Left" (a quote from Lucille Miller the morning of the fire); it was included in her 1968 book Slouching Towards Bethlehem.
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