Mark Hacking's Fatal Fabrications

Mark and Lori Hacking, married high school sweethearts, lived in Salt Lake City, Utah, where Lori worked at Wells Fargo, and Mark falsely claimed to be attending medical school. In reality, he had never even finished college. In July 2004, Lori, who was five weeks pregnant, discovered Mark's lies about his academic achievements, leading Mark to murder her while she slept, later disposing of her body in a dumpster. He confessed to the crime and was sentenced to 30 years to life in prison, spurring changes in Utah's laws for first-degree murder sentencing.

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