Posted on 08/05/2004 12:25:04 PM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar
Hacking Confessed to Brothers, Father Says By PAUL FOY ASSOCIATED PRESS
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -
Mark Hacking confessed to two older brothers that he killed his wife as she slept and then put the body in a trash bin, their father said Thursday.
Hacking, confronted with evidence he had something to do with his wife's disappearance, and overwhelmed by the volunteer effort to find her, made the confession when his brothers Scott and Lance visited him at a psychiatric ward July 24, the father, Douglas Hacking, said.
"He decided the time was right - he had better let authorities know what happened," Douglas Hacking said.
The details of the confession were disclosed Thursday in an interview of Scott Hacking in The Salt Lake Tribune.
Scott Hacking told the newspaper Wednesday that after Mark confessed, "My brother and I sat and hugged him for about an hour, and then we went home."
The information was relayed to police through an intermediary July 25.
"I've never seen him (Scott) hurting so much as that night, struggling with having to make that decision," said Douglas Hacking. "When it was all done, he said, 'I never felt as relieved or miserable at the same time.' It's a terrible dilemma for him to be in."
He said he believed Mark Hacking had a psychological breakdown because his wife apparently learned of his lie about having been accepted to medical school. Both Scott and Douglas are physicians, and the father has said Mark probably felt pressure by the achievements of his relatives.
Mark Hacking, 28, called police July 19 and said his wife had failed to show up for work after going for an early morning jog.
He was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder as he was about to be released from the psychiatric ward where he'd been since being found naked outside a hotel July 20.
Police believe that three days before she vanished, Lori Hacking discovered that her husband had not been enrolled in a North Carolina medical school where the couple was packing to move. It also was discovered that he had lied about graduating from the University of Utah.
Scott Hacking, 33, said he was aware that his brother, if convicted, could face execution.
"I certainly worried about that," he told the newspaper. "My family believes in the justice system. ... If those consequences are the ones he has to face, then again, we will support him through that point, though I hope he does not have to face that consequence."
He said he hopes the information resolves the case.
"My family started this entire process with two goals in mind," he said. "One was to bring Lori back and the other was to discover the truth. And we were determined to do both of those things.
"No brother wants to offer information about his own brother," he said.
Late Thursday afternoon was the deadline for Salt Lake County District Attorney David Yocom to file formal charges, but he has said he might ask the court for an extension.
Yocom has declined to say whether he would seek the death penalty, but did say the wishes of the victim's family are given great weight.
The search for remains at the county landfill resumed Wednesday night after a few days off. The searches have been halted temporarily when cadaver dogs were needed on other assignments and when their handlers felt the animals needed time off.
Large spotlights lighted the area Wednesday night and a backhoe tore out large chunks of garbage that were then spread out for the dogs to go over. The searches are conducted overnight because the dogs work more effectively in the cooler air, authorities have said.
See #15; thanks.
Two brothers confront the third, he turns out to be a murderer. How sad. Not only can he not live up to the first two, but they have to turn him in.
Lori is the victim here, may she RIP.
Sorry, I didn't see that you corrected yourself. The way they used the pronouns it was easy to misread.
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Okay, folks, let's get this straight...
Scott = brother
Lance = brother
Doug = father
Mark = scumbag murderer
Lori = wife/victim of scumbag murderer (Mark)
Can't tell the players without a scorecard.
Calm down, Hank....we don't want you to suffer a "psychological breakdown" and head to your local hardware store or anything....
Everybody -- SLOWLY BACK AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD.....
:-)
To make it even clearer...
Mark = scumbag murderer
Scott = brother of scumbag murderer
Lance = brother of scumbag murderer
Doug = father of scumbag murderer
Lori = wife/victim of scumbag murderer (Mark)
I am a trial follower and "why not just leave" is always the question ...and there is always a secret the murderer wants to hide...Protecting one's"image" with the community, family, protecting the pocketbook, hiding the affair, etc seems to be important the reasons in these high profile cases...Murder is the highest % cause of death in pregnant women I have learned.
Gee, I feel so sorry for this scumbag I can hardly type.
"You mean to tell me its not his fault because he couldnt hack (hehe) it in the real world "
I think you are reading more into his fathers words than were said. He said he felt pressure, he didn't say it wasn't his fault.
Not your fault.
When you have 'dead pregnant wife' and 'Scott' in the same story its hard not to think of that Peterson guy.
When you have 'dead pregnant wife' and 'Scott' in the same story its hard not to think of that Peterson guy.
An excuse? Cool! You've conferred victim-status upon me! I'm free!
The stat is "murder accounts for 20% of pregnant women deaths." High but still 20%.
FYI
They are always think they smarter than the average murderer and think they would never be suspected because they had the facade of a great life, good marriage, wonderful persona, also they are impatient to solve"the problem". There are all those unsolved murder statistics to make them secure...if they are really thinking at all..
It is usually a suspension of all rational thinking that gets me. They get resentful and impatient.They don't want the hassle, the exposure of their real life, the time it takes or the financial burden of a divorce. Image is a powerful motivater and the ability to control. The WHY would they DO this always is my greatest frustration...
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/Primetime/pregnant_murder030425.html
Yes , that was the Maryland study..Here's an interesting insight into some of the WHYs of the murder.
Did I miss something here?
My theory is she confronted him on Friday but he smoothed things over with her by saying the school had a mixed up the names or something. He knew he didn't have much time left before she exposed him so on sunday when she fell asleep he killed her. I also believe he wanted to continue this make believe lifestyle and he knew he couldn't continue it with her. I also believe there may be more to the story and that mark may be involved in illegal activities that he doesn't want family to know about.
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