Salt Lake Police release the contents of a letter they found in the apartment of Mark and Lori Hacking in which she apparently expressed concern about the future of their relationship. The letter said, "I got someone I don't know I want to spend the rest of my life with unless changes are made." Police did not say Lori wrote the letter, but did say it was addressed to "Mark."
Hacking Appears in Court Via Video Feed - Aug. 10, 2004
According to documents filed by prosecutors charging him with first-degree murder, Mark Hacking "played video games, did some packing, 'came across' his .22 caliber rifle and shot Lori Hacking in the head as she lay sleeping," according to an alleged confession he made to his brothers.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of five years to life. Hacking is also charged with three counts of obstructing justice, which carries a maximum penalty of one to 15 years in prison. Prosecutors said the obstruction charges relate to his disposal of the body, the rifle and the mattress where she had been sleeping.
Mark Hacking Charged With Wife's Murder - Aug. 9, 2004A first-degree murder charge was filed against Mark Hacking, who according to police sources confessed to his brothers that he shot his wife in the head and threw her body in a trash bin. Lori Hacking's body has not been found, despite numerous searches of a local landfill.
Lori's Father Lashes Out Against Mark - Aug. 6, 2004
With the facts surrounding Lori Hacking's death apparently revealed, her father lashed out against prime suspect Mark Hacking, calling his son-in-law's alleged actions "disrespectful," "gutless" and "monstrous."
Search Resumes for Body - Aug. 5, 2004
Police and cadaver dogs returned to the county landfill in the search through 3,000 tones of trash for the body of Lori Hacking, whose husband is suspected of slaying her and dumping her body in a trash bin.
Police: Mark Hacking Confessed - Aug. 4, 2004
The husband of Lori Hacking told a witness at a psychiatric ward that he killed his wife as she slept and then threw her body in a trash bin, according to a court filing released by prosecutors.
Husband Arrested in Pregnant Wife's Disappearance - Aug. 3, 2004
A Utah man who two weeks ago told police his pregnant wife was missing was arrested on a charge of aggravated murder, as police narrowed their search for her to a city landfill.
