I'd say the only criticism I have is your proposed method of death. I'm thinking more along this route:
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.
Don't get me started.
I agree.
Here's a ((((HUG))))!...;)
my goodness.
I hope their success is not going to be an excuse for this miserable human being's actions.
Ditto that!
Scott and Lance are the brothers. Douglas is the father. Mark's middle name is also Douglas.
I am not a Mormon, but every Mormon I have known was driven by a sense of personal responsibility. They must all be Republicans then, right?
Please point to anything in any post that expresses tolerance for the suspected murderer, sympathy with the suspected murderer, excuses for the suspected murderer, or any kind of defense of the suspected and guilty(in my opinion)suspected murderer..,Mark Hacking.
I guess I thought u felt someone was being sympathetic to Mark. I did not see anywhere on the screen that someone was. Thought I was missing something.
Hmmm...
I was looking for something...I couldn't find it.
Just don't tell me that Scott Peterson's brother is named Mark, and his father is named Lance.
Mark has victimized more than his wife, although that is by far the worst.
But Mark has two wonderful parents, and six siblings who are really fine people. He has dragged all these decent people into this hell because he is a selfish liar.
Mostly. I'm always proud to tell people that Utah is the only place in the nation where Clinton came in third in 1992 -- after Perot.
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