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A fugitive suspected in a Southern Indiana murder is getting some national attention.  Saturday night, the popular TV show "America's Most Wanted" profiled a man wanted in a beating death.

Clark County police call it one of the most brutal beatings and murders they've ever seen.  The case has gone cold and police are hoping this national attention will lead to an arrest.

"A lot of the blood was down on the end of the sidewalk," said Doug Ham, found victim.

Ham is a horse trainer on a farm in Borden, Indiana.

"I found the kid over here on the front side," said Ham.

In May of 2005, he found a man who had been severely beaten in his back yard.

"When we found him and tried to help him he would just stay in this area right here but he couldn't walk.  He would get on his hands and knees and just fall over," said Ham.

The victim 36-year-old Ronald Miller died a short time later.

"I don't know who else would have been back here involved, it was only Raul that lived back here," said Ham.

"Probably one of the worse, as far as beatings scenes that I have ever seen," said Major Donnie Bowyer, Clark County Sheriff's Office.

Clark County Police say Raul Cruz, also known as Juan Delarosa beat Miller to death with a bed post and then vanished.

"Just picked up and was gone," said Ham.

"At one point we tracked him to Chicago and actually different places in the United States and even have information that possible back to Mexico," said Major Donnie Bowyer, Clark County Sheriff's Office.

After four years the case has gone cold.  Police are hoping Saturday night's episode of "America's Most Wanted" will change that.

"We have 1,077 captures to date.  It averages out to be about one a week," said Jenna Griffiths, America's Most Wanted Producer.

Cruz was featured on the show.

"You find yourself locking doors, it could have been you, could have been me," said Ham.

People who are still haunted by the murder hope the show will lead to an arrest.

"He needs to come to justice for doing that.  I didn't have a problem with Raul, but nobody needs to be treated like that," said Ham.

One of the producers on "America's Most Wanted" said they've already received calls and emails about the case. 

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