The alleged murder-suicide comes two weeks after the slain wife filed for divorce (via toofab)
) show Tausha had recently filed for divorce, on December 21, 2022. Michael was reportedly served on December 27, though the reasons behind the divorce remain private and Mayor Geoffrey Chesnut said they weren't sure whether the divorce was the motive for the killings. Her lawyer in the divorce case, who had only met with her twice, said she hadn't expressed any fear of physical violence from her husband.
Chesnut was emotional during the press conference on Thursday, as he said,"It's not too often something like this hits pretty close to home." "In fact, the Haights were my neighbors, the youngest children played in my yard with my sons," he said."Enoch city is a very close community ... this is a tremendous blow to many, many families who have spent many, many nights with these individuals who are now gone."
He said that Tausha and one of the daughters were seen the night before the murders at a church event. The family was part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, reported both the AP and
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