Thirteen year old Tyler Gene McMillan died after spending two nights tied to a tree in oppressively hot summer weather in North Carolina. The boy was homeschooled by his parents, Brice Bryan McMillan, 41, and Sandra Elizabeth McMillan, 36. Neighbors said the family kept to itself. The couple’s remaining two children, aged seven and nine, were taken into protective custody.
Date: June 2008
Location: Macclesfield, North Carolina
| Documents: | Date: |
| Teen Tied to Tree Overnight Dies | 2008-06-13 |
| Teen Was Tied to Tree 18 Hours before Death | 2008-06-16 |
| NC Couple accused of tying son to tree charged | 2008-06-16 |
