When Shane Miller killed his wife Sandy and two young daughters — Shelby and Shasta — in Shingletown, it made national headlines. That was in 2013. On Monday, One Safe Place’s Sierra Center opened in downtown Redding with the Miller women in mind.
One Safe Place Executive Director Jean King says about three weeks prior to her murder, Sandy Miller had taken her daughters to the old shelter, but decided to leave because of a lack of privacy.
King says things might have turned out differently, had she stayed.
The new shelter was built with one question in mind: What would Sandy Miller think if she walked into today? The Sierra Center will serve twice as many people as the old shelter. The new facility also has a large common living space and a complete kitchen.
The shelter will partner with other agencies to bring all needed services to one location — so clients won’t need to travel to meet with police, social workers or others.
The Sierra Center will have a public open house on November 2.
