Lisa MillicanLisa Millican’s brutal 1982 slaying catapulted her into fame she didn’t ask for and couldn’t stop at just 13 years old. Thirty-six years later, her family says it has had to endure re-enactment after re-enactment of her Little River Canyon murder in graphic detail through TV shows and books.
That’s why Millican’s family worked with former Alabama District Attorney General Troy King to draft legislation that would give more control to families of victims of violent crimes to protect their memories.
“It would be the end of re-victimization,” said Cassie Millican, Lisa Millican’s sister-in-law. “We wouldn’t have to see anyone else disrespect Lisa’s memory or disrespect Lisa’s mother. We could have some control of the situation.”
Judith Ann Neelley was convicted with her husband of killing Lisa Millican in 1983. Her husband, Alvin Neelley, died in prison in 2005.
The Millican family began seeking legislation after Cassie Millican’s social media posts in protest of Neelley’s parole hearing were taken over by comments from Neelley’s former defense attorney in an attempt to promote a book he wrote about the case, Cassie Millican said.