COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A man has pleaded guilty to killing the mother of his three children in an act of violence that left a father holding his daughter as she died at a hospital, and will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes announced Tuesday that Justin Cox, 41, was sentenced to life in the 2017 murder of 34-year-old Felicia Miller.
According to the district attorney’s office, witnesses heard Cox tell Miller, “You’re gonna die,” and, “I’m going to kill you,” before shots were fired.
Miller’s father told 11Alive at the time that he held his dying daughter in his arms after she was taken to a hospital.
"My daughter died in my arms," he said. "She couldn't talk. She was gasping for air."
The man described Cox as “heartless.”
“Feelings of jealousy, insecurity, and inadequacy drive acts of domestic violence,” Shepard Orlow, a Cobb County senior assistant district attorney who prosecuted the case, said in a release. “On November 19, 2017, Justin Cox decided that he would exercise permanent power and control over Felicia Miller by brutally killing her. While his acceptance of responsibility for his actions will never bring Felicia back, Cox’s guilty plea affords Felicia’s family the opportunity to begin the healing process with a sense of closure.”
Cox has been in custody since his arrest the day after the killing.
The district attorney's office advised the public that domestic violence victims can contact LiveSAFE Resources for help breaking free from violent situations.
They have a 24-hour crisis line at 770-427-3390, and can be found online at www.livesaferesources.org.
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