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Utah man kills his whole family in murder-suicide, leaves disturbing note behind

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A tragic incident unfolded in Enoch, Utah, where 42-year-old Michael Haight killed his wife, five children, mother-in-law, and finally, himself. Haight, who was under investigation for child abuse, left a suicide note in which he portrayed himself as a victim and blamed his wife, Tausha, for his actions. The chilling event occurred earlier this year, with police bodycam footage capturing the aftermath of the January 4th shooting. The video shows officers entering the family’s silent …

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A Small Utah Town In Shock As Double Homicide Leaves Community Troubled

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Spanish Fork, Utah, a small town on the outskirts of Salt Lake City, is deeply shaken following the discovery of a double homicide. On Tuesday, March 14th, 2023, police responded to a welfare check at the residence of a 50-year-old woman and her 58-year-old husband. Their son, 26-year-old Tryston Robert Erickson, was missing along with their vehicle. Utilizing the location of the woman’s cell phone, detectives were able to find him in Colorado and tracked …

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Teen tragically falls to her death during hike

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A 17-year-old Utah resident, Zoe Afton McKinney, lost her life in a hiking accident at Kane Creek Canyon on Friday. The Moab City Police Department reported that she was hiking the Moab Rim Trail with friends when she slipped. According to police, she “fell off a sheer cliff face.” Despite her friends’ best efforts to reach her, they were unable to do so safely.Emergency responders were able to reach McKinney with the help of climbing …

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Hiking fall claims the life of Utah teenager

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In a heart-wrenching incident, a 17-year-old Utah girl, Zoe Afton McKinney, lost her life in a fall while hiking at Kane Creek Canyon on Friday afternoon. The Moab City Police Department reported that the teenager was hiking the Moab Rim Trail in eastern Utah with a group of her friends when she slipped and fell off a sheer cliff face. Her friends quickly called 911, but due to the dangerous terrain, were unable to reach …

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Utah shooting incident kills family of eight, including five children

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A shooting incident killed a family of eight, including five children, at a house in Enoch City, Utah. According to reports, all family members were found dead and suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Rob Dotson, Enoch City manager, explained that police officers did a welfare check after the family has been inactive for an extended time. In a video statement, Dotson revealed that the deceased family was well-known in the Southern Utah town. He said that …

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Utah Police ID Suspect In 1972 Cold-Case That Was Very Dark

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In Utah, investigators have identified one suspect and are seeking another in the brutal unsolved murder of an Army veteran and the rape of a woman who was with him when he was murdered on Thanksgiving weekend in 1972. The Uintah County Sheriff’s Office identified Daniel Arthur Bell as one of two men suspected of killing 21-year-old Gregory Dahl Nickell nearly 50 years ago while he was on a date at a scenic overlook west …

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Leader Of Polygamist Group Facing Federal Charges For Trafficking Young Girls

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Several weeks after being stopped on the highway with young girls in an enclosed trailer, the leader of a small polygamous group near the Arizona-Utah border pleaded not guilty to federal charges of tampering with evidence. Three counts of destroying or attempting to destroy records were filed against Samuel Bateman earlier this month, along with tampering with criminal proceedings. In Flagstaff, a mountain city where a state police agency arrested him in late August after …

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Scientists Get New Glimpse Into Prehistoric Earth With Discovery Of Vomit Fossil

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150M-year-old vomit found in Utah offers ‘rare glimpse’ into prehistoric ecosystems – KSL.com Scientists have made a revolutionary discovery through an unlikely method- fossilized vomit. Paleontologists found the fossil of multiple amphibians that were likely vomited by a fish millions of years ago in rocks of the Morrison Formation in southern Utah, according to a news release from Utah State Parks. A pile of amphibian bones was discovered in southeast Utah that paleontologists believe to …

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Plane Crashes Into Lake Powell Killing Two and Injuring Five

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A tour plane carrying six French tourists and a pilot crashed into Lake Powell in Utah Saturday, killing two people and injuring five others, officials said. Witnesses called the National Park Service Dispatch to report the crash around 5:20 p.m., the Kane County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement Monday. The pilot of the tour plane out of Page, Arizona, reported an engine issue before the crash, according to the sheriff’s office. The pilot and people nearby …

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