| Show Mark Hacking sentenced Convicted murderer Mark Hacking was sentenced to six years to life in prison on June 6 at Matheson Courthouse in Salt Lake City Third District Court Judge Denise Lindberg imposed the maximum sentence sentence sentence sen sen- tence that Utah allows a mandatory five years to life for first degree murder with an additional year added because a firearm was used in the commission of the crime Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole will ultimately ultimately ultimately ulti ulti- decide how long Hacking will stay in prison The sentence is the last chapter of the grisly tale that began July 19 2004 when Hacking claimed that his wife Lori had not returned from jogging Family and friends were supportive of Hacking but Salt Lake police named him a person of interest from the start and on August 9 Hacking was charged with one count of criminal homicide murder murder murder mur mur- der and three counts of obstructing justice After two months of digging digging digging dig dig- ging through Salt Lake County Landfill Lori Hackings Hacking's body was unearthed on October 1 2004 In exchange for dropping dropping dropping drop drop- ping the obstruction charges Hacking confessed to Judge Lindberg on April 15 2005 |
