Murder of Aaron Howard

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On September 1, 2018, 37-year-old Aaron Kristopher Howard was fatally shot by 67-year-old Johnnie Dee Allen Miller and his son, 31-year-old Michael Theodore Miller in an alley outside his home in Abilene, Texas. The shooting occurred following a dispute over a dirty mattress. Howard's wife, 34-year-old Kara Box (later Muntean), recorded the incident while attempting to report the Millers to the police. The footage went viral on the Internet, with many nicknaming Johnnie and Michael the "Dumpster Defenders". Some claimed Howard was murdered, while others claimed the Millers acted in self-defense. On January 27, 2023, Johnnie was sentenced to fourteen years imprisonment with the possibility of parole after serving seven years. Michael was found not guilty.

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