I remember your kindness and acceptance from the time I first met you," he wrote. I remember your fear when I told everyone Lori was missing, the anger and despair in your letters and on the day I was sentenced. I remember your forgiveness and kindness when I did not, and never will, deserve them.
Hacking goes on to talk about news reports of other recent crimes he has watched with a myriad of emotions. I see the pain, grief and anger of victims of loved ones, and I try to glean any understanding of what it was like for you and so many others.
I am so sorry. But with less understanding. Sorry is another inadequate term, but I feel that sorrow to my bones. I am so very sorry. When I look back, I can't imagine why I made so many terrible and illogical choices. I don't understand my own thought processes nor the effects of them on those I loved. None of it makes sense, though you've known that from beginning," he wrote. Hopelessness and helplessness can keep me from doing all I should and I often find myself merely coping.
I'm not complaining. This is merely the harvest of the seeds I sow. Hacking wrote that he has read 1, books while in prison. Soares recalled how he was always very smart and how he loved doing word puzzles at her house. In , Hacking and his family released a statement following his sentencing. There is no such thing as a little white lie, he said at that time. The family also said it would be their final statement to the media about the incident.
Hacking declined to talk to the Deseret News for this story. He also relayed a message through Utah State Prison officials that said "he does not plan to do any interviews on this in the future. In addition to exchanging letters with Hacking, Soares said she also frequently exchanges emails with members of his family.
They don't come any better than that family and the kids," she said. When Soares talks of Hacking, she recalls how he was always helping others. She tells stories of him being late for a date with Lori because he'd stop to help a neighbor fix something in their house, or the many times he was on her own roof fixing her swamp cooler.
Soares has also had several spiritual experiences after her daughter's death that have helped her to move on. One was a blessing she received from an LDS Church general authority. The other was a voice she heard that told her Lori was not in the landfill. At that point, Lori's body had not yet been found. But when it was eventually located there, Soares said she knew that her daughter was already gone. It's not Lori that's up there. It's her body that's there. Lori is not in the landfill," she said.
While forgiving her son-in-law "doesn't make anything that he did right," Soares said she had to do it for her own sake, not for his. And I guess it means different things to different people. Does it mean what I think he did was OK? Of course not! Does it mean that I have some understanding of why he did it?
Before the preliminary hearing, the defense and prosecution teams will have to scour through all the evidence and find material that will help support their cases. If the defense team is unable to produce a strong enough case there is a chance that they might settle for a plea agreement. Hunt and LaPlante quoted Salt Lake City defense attorney Mark Moffat who said, "You want to assess the strength of the prosecution's case and strength of any defenses to know if an offer is appropriate.
As the case prepares to go to trial, Lori's family, friends and colleagues mourn her death. More than people attended the service, which included a display of Lori's "wedding dress, a poster-sized photograph of her and a plastic bucket used to gather donations for the search effort," AP reported on August 15, Members of Mark's family attended the service and his father, Dr.
Douglas Hacking, gave the opening prayer, the Salt Lake Tribune reported. He was quoted in the article as saying, "We truly appreciate the influence [Lori] has had in our lives We've all been touched by her in some way We hope she can feel our love for her today.
Lori's mother, Thelma Soares, was one of several family members who also gave a moving speech that day during the hour and a half service. She spoke of her daughter's life and of the "class and style" for which she was known. It was clear that everyone who knew Lori sorely missed her. In remembrance of Lori, Thelma Soares set up a scholarship fund in her name.
Soares, Court TV reported in a September 15, article. According to the article, the scholarship is awarded to a woman that has been "disadvantaged by financial hardship, abuse, family difficulties or other life circumstances" who attends the University of Utah's David Eccles School of Business and needs financial assistance for her junior and senior years. At around the same time Oprah made her generous donation, Mark announced from his prison cell that he intended to write a book "about everything," the proceeds of which would go to the Lori Kay Soares Hacking Memorial Scholarship Fund.
It is uncertain how much of the book, if any, has yet been written or whether there is a publishing deal lined up. What is certain is that we have not heard the end of Mark Hacking. On October 1, , after a little more than two months since Lori was reported missing, her body was finally found at the Salt Lake County Landfill. Nelson made the heart-wrenching discovery after sifting through garbage by hand and was quoted saying, "I pulled this group of trash out of a bag and hair came out of the bag.
The area was quickly enclosed and treated as a crime scene. Investigators worked for hours gathering Lori's remains and other evidence that might be used during the murder trial. Despite advanced decomposition, it didn't take long for the human remains to be identified as those of Lori Hacking.
The newspaper printed a press release by the family in which they thanked the police and all of those who contributed in the search for Lori. They also stated that they were relieved that her "mortal remains" would finally be laid to rest "with dignity befitting the valiant daughter of God she was. Unfortunately, the medical examiners were unable to determine whether Lori was pregnant due to the condition of the body. Moreover, they were unable to find the rifle that ended Lori's life.
None-the-less, prosecutors believe that with the discovery of her body, their case was significantly strengthened because they were able to prove that she was actually murdered. On October 30, , Mark attended his arraignment hearing at the 3 rd District Court.
To the surprise of Lori's family, Mark's lawyers entered a plea of "not guilty. Hunt said that Lori's mother, Thelma Soares, "berated her son-in-law for prolonging her family's agony" and quoted her as saying, "In pleading not guilty, Mark continues to hurt us. Mark is charged with a felony count of first-degree murder, as well as second-degree felony counts for obstruction of justice because he lied to investigators and tried to dispose of evidence.
If convicted, he could face up to life in prison. His trial is expected to begin in late April As Mark confessed to committing the dreadful crime, sobs from Lori's mother, Thelma Soares, filled the courtroom. Mark was "originally charged with first-degree murder and three second-degree felony counts of obstruction of justice" but later "pleaded guilty to the murder charge in exchange for prosecutors' dismissing the obstruction charge" it was further reported.
During the hearing, which lasted around 10 minutes, Mark showed no visible signs of emotion. According to Stephen Hunt and Matt Canham's Salt Lake Tribune article, Soares exclaimed afterwards that she was chilled by her son-in-law's gruesome confession but was relieved that he finally took responsibility for his actions.
Lori's father, Eraldo Soares, was quoted in the article saying that Mark's admission of guilt was "like a knife going right through my heart. Mark's sentence will be decided on June 6, In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Thelma Soares said that she hoped Mark would get a "stiff sentence" maybe even life in prison. She was further quoted saying that she knew "that when he meets the real judge he will get what is coming to him.
A month prior to the hearing, Lori's parents made a decision to remove the name "Hacking" from their daughter's gravestone.
It was clear that they wanted to distance Lori in name as much as they could from Mark. Lori's mother said that they did it because "Mark obviously didn't want her Lori anymore," The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Murderpedia Juan Ignacio Blanco. Disappearance Hacking was 27 years old when she disappeared. Guilty Plea On April 15, , Mark Hacking pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in exchange for prosecutors dropping other charges. Deception From early on in the case, the police discovered that Mark was not the person he claimed to be.
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A seller on the Internet advertised items signed by Hacking, including a hand tracing, a prison visitor's form and two canteen invoice forms. The seller also offered several magazines Hacking had purportedly owned. The description urged buyers to "Toss 'em out on the coffee table, tell your friends Mark left 'em during his last visit.
A Department of Corrections spokesman says Hacking "voluntarily discontinued trying to sell anything on the Web. Posted pm by Bryce Mursch. Skip to content. Send It To Military Greetings.
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