Courts

Winona fire death leads to murder charges

Published

5 years ago

August 27, 2019

When the body of a man was found in a burning house last March in Winona, investigators immediately thought the fire was suspicious.

Now, five months later, a 32-year-old Winona man, who was arrested after that March 25 incident, is now being charged with that fire-related death of 55-year-old David John Seaman.

Steven Miller is scheduled for a court appearance Wednesday on new charges of 2nd degree murder and arson.

Miller has been in the Winona jail since the day after the fire on East Sanborn Street.

He’s already charged with burglary at a dwelling and indecent exposure.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.