A Utah man whose body was discovered in a freezer last month possibly left behind a notarized letter that absolved his recently-deceased wife of blame in his death. Tooele City Police Seargent Jeremy Hansen told The Salt Lake Tribune that the letter, believed to have been penned by Paul Edward Mathers and dated December 2, 2008, …
A woman accused of taking her 3-week-old daughter from the baby’s maternal grandmother on Wednesday afternoon — sparking an AMBER Alert in Utah —reportedly does not have legal custody of her child. KOVR reported that Taylor Webb, 25, drove from Modesto, California, to Clinton, Utah, to take her newborn daughter, Audrey Westfall, from her mother, …
A principal and teacher at a Utah elementary school were placed on paid administrative leave after a student reportedly wore a Nazi costume in a Halloween parade Photos and video posted online and obtained by KSTU show the unidentified student—dressed in a brown shirt, tan slacks, and red armband ornamented with a black swastika—at Creekside …
A Utah man remains jailed without bail days after he allegedly sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl while giving her a tattoo at his home. KUTV reported that a woman contacted authorities after her granddaughter told her that Michael Easley, 24, sexually assaulted one of her friends. The victim reportedly told her friends that Easley had …
A Utah woman was arrested over the weekend, accused of identifying herself as her daughter during a traffic stop. Gephardt Daily reported that Heather Elaine Garcia, 38, had open warrants when Davis County police pulled her over in Sunset on Saturday. Reportedly driving a BMW without a license plate, Garcia allegedly told an officer that …
A Utah death row inmate who killed his sister-and-law and her child is reportedly months away from being executed by a firing squad after a federal court rejected his latest appeal on Monday. After breaking into their sister-in-law and her husband’s home, Ron Lafferty and his brother, Dan Lafferty, reportedly beat and strangled Brenda Lafferty, …
The family of a late woman recently sued a Utah hospital, alleging she died last year after operating doctors left an open tube from her heart—resulting in her blood draining into a garbage can. Citing the lawsuit, The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Donnamay Brockbank, 63, underwent heart surgery in July 2018 at St. Mark’s …
New details are emerging about the suspect arrested in connection with the death of 23-year-old Mackenzie Lueck. As CrimeOnline has previously reported, 31-year-old Ayoola Ajayi is accused of murdering the University of Utah student and burning her remains — along with various items belonging to her — in a fire on his property in Salt …
Authorities in Utah say a motorist has been arrested on suspicion of recording his own reckless acts behind the wheel of his Chevrolet Impala before posting the dangerous acts to his YouTube account. According to KSTU, the Utah Highway Patrol became aware of the allegations after receiving a complaint about an individual sharing footage of …
The death penalty is off the table for a man accused of killing 5-year-old Elizabeth Shelley in exchange for information leading to the recovery of her body, according to Utah authorities. In a press conference on Wednesday evening, Logan City Police Chief Gary Jensen confirmed the deal had been approved and an attorney for Alex …
A false sexual assault allegation reportedly led the 16-year-old accuser’s older brother to attack a Utah man, resulting in his death days later. KUCW reported that Michael Fife died four days after sustaining severe head trauma in an April 23 assault where he was tackled by a 17-year-old who was led to believe that Fife …
Authorities in Utah say a man violently attacked another man during an argument that took place in a hot tub this week. According to Fox News, 43-year-old Bryan David Boyak is a California resident who was allegedly at a residence in Salt Lake City on Tuesday with the victim when the two began discussing issues …
