Doc Miller

Thomas C. “Doc” Miller has spent his career looking at difficult subjects from more than one angle. A writer, attorney, investigator, journalist, and teacher, he has worked across fields that rarely overlap, from classical languages and literature to criminal investigation, legal practice, publishing, and creative writing.

Miller began publishing poetry and fiction in the 1970s, with work appearing in publications including The Denver Post, Voices International, Carolina Quarterly, Pennsylvania English, The Colorado Lawyer, and other literary and professional journals. His writing has ranged from poetry and fiction to literary criticism, journalism, and legal commentary.

His professional life has been equally varied. He practiced law in Colorado for nearly three decades, worked as an investigator with Pinkerton’s, served as an editor and publisher, operated investigative and consulting businesses, and taught English and creative writing at Arapahoe Community College. These experiences have given him a particularly broad perspective on evidence, institutions, language, and the people behind the stories.

Miller holds a Juris Doctor from the University of Denver College of Law and an M.A. in English through the Bread Loaf School of English at Middlebury College and Lincoln College, Oxford. He also studied Greek, Latin, philosophy, history, journalism, literature, and writing.

His nonfiction book JonBenet Ramsey: Prostitution of Justice was first published in 2006 and has been released again in a new 2026 edition. His work continues to reflect the same qualities that have shaped his career from the beginning: intellectual curiosity, investigative persistence, and a willingness to examine complicated questions from an independent perspective.