Manhunt Expands For Suspected Killer: Shane Miller Suspected Of Killing His Wife And Two Daughters

Manhunt expands for suspected killer in Northern California Saturday.

On Friday, manhunt expands for suspected killer when police searched through a steep, wooded terrain as they track a man suspected of killing his wife and two young daughters, then fleeing to the remote backcountry where he grew up, according to the Associated Press (AP).

"Today we're making a push to walk in and try to find him in the heavy brush," Shasta County sheriff's Lt. Dave Kent told the AP as the manhunt expands for suspected killer. "He may be going to a cabin. He may be hunkered down in the brush. It's very strategic how we're moving through that forest area."

Kent said the search team has been expanded as members hike the tree-lined canyons where 45-year-old suspect Shane Miller is believed to have taken cover.

Miller is suspected of allegedly slaying his family Tuesday night in the rural community of Shingletown, Calif. then fleeing 200 miles west in his pickup truck to Humboldt County.The alleged victims included his wife, 34-year-old Sandy Miller, and their two daughters, 8-year-old Shelby and 4-year-old Shasta.

 His mother told The AP that she had no idea whether her son and daughter-in-law had suffered marital problems or why Miller might turn on his family suddenly.

"I can't speak to that. I don't know," Joan Miller said in a telephone interview. "It was none of my business. This just breaks my heart."

Joan Miller said she has not spoken to her son since the manhunt began.

"Heck, no. I honestly don't know a thing. This is craziness," she said.