CO CO- Elizabeth Miller, 14, Disappeared while jogging in park, Idaho Springs, 16 August 1983 *New Initiative*

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Feb 6, 2025
The case has been cold for nearly 42 years now, after the disappearance of 14 year old Beth Miller from Idaho Springs. Investigators believe she went for a jog and never returned home to her family in the small mountain town. Now, the local police department is revisiting one of the cases that's haunted the community of Idaho Springs for decades.

Feb 22, 2023
Beth Miller was last seen on Aug. 16, 1983. She never returned from a jog in the Idaho Springs area. Her family still hopes to find out what happened to her.

 

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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 11-02-2025 - By: kb

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69DFCO - Elizabeth Ann Miller

Left and Center: Miller, circa 1983; Right: Age-progressed to 41 years (Circa 2011)
Name: Elizabeth Ann Miller
Nickname/Alias: Beth
Case Classification: Possible non-family abduction
Missing Since: August 16, 1983
Location Last Seen: Idaho Springs, Clear Creek County, Colorado

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: July 27, 1969
Age: 14 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 105 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue/green/hazel
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Mole above right eyebrow, pierced ears.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available. mtDNA in CODIS

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: White jogging shorts, faded blue t-shirt, white running shoes.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Disappearance​

Beth Miller asked her sister if she'd like to join her for a jog at about 10am on August 16, 1983, but her sister didn't go. Beth regularly jogged at a nearby park. She was training to join the Clear Creek High School basketball team in the coming school year. Friends saw Beth at about 10:30am at a former convenience store located at 23rd and Colorado Boulevard in Idaho Springs. Family members said Beth had told them she thought she was being followed at times. Police have investigated a number of tips and leads about persons believed to have approached Beth. Beth frequently babysat and left her babysitting money behind. She did not take any extra clothes with her. Despite searches, no trace of her has ever been found.