it turned out to be a murder committed by a neighbor, evan miller, who was only 14 years old, and his 16-year-old friend, colby smith. it was in the early morning hours, the three had been drinking heavily. when cannon appeared too drunk to resist, the teenagers tried to rob him, but a fight broke out. children are capable of committing horrible crimes, even 14-year-olds like evan miller, who beat his victim over the head with this baseball bat and then crushed his ribs with it. he then placed a sheet over his head and told him, "i am god. i have come to take your life." a fourteen-year- old, candy cheatham is the victim's daughter. >> even with that, he did not stop beating him, and they set the trailer on fire-there were at least three or four points of origin, and left my dad there to die. the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head, and he had about seven or eight broken ribs in combination with the smoke inhalation. then they proceeded to brag to friends about what they did. >> murder in the course of another felony-in this case arson- is a capital offense in alabama, a