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Testimony began Monday in the long-awaited double aggravated murder trial for Jerrod Baum, who is accused of brutally killing a young couple near Eureka in 2017.

This week the jury trial began for Jerrod Baum, who is charged with murdering a young couple and dumping their bodies in a mineshaft in late 2017. This week and next will be used for jury selection in what is expected to be a long trial.

Jessica Black quietly cried in the crowd of a packed committee hearing on Monday as lawmakers heard arguments about whether the state should do away with its death penalty.

A Republican lawmaker from southern Utah says one womans experience is part of his motivation to propose HB147, a ban on the death penalty in front of legislators now.

A judge sanctioned Utah County Attorney David Leavitt Monday for comments he made about the brutal double murder case of Jerrod Baum. But the case will essentially proceed as is.

A judge found that Utah County Attorney David Leavitt made an ethics violation in a double-homicide case, but nothing is going to change.

The Utah County Commission is asking the Utah State Legislature to repeal and replace the death penalty, saying it doesn't actually deliver justice.

KSL TV PROVO – A motion has been filed by defense attorneys for Jerrod Baum, the man accused of murdering two Utah teenagers in 2017, asking that the results of his lie detector tests be included in his trial. Family members of "Breezy" Otteson, 17, and Riley Powell, 18, continue to mourn and wait for justice three years after the teens were murdered. "Were struggling," said Amanda Davis. "It doesnt get easier, I think, because were still seeking that justice." Jerrod Baum was put behind bars...

Deseret News The pandemic has pitted justice against public health Share this story Amanda Hunt poses for a photograph while visiting a permanent memorial for her niece, Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson, and Otteson’s boyfriend, Riley Powell, near the Tintic Standard Mine No. 2 near Eureka, Juab County, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Otteson and Powell were brutally murdered and their bodies were found dumped in the mine shaft in 2018. Davis visited the memorial with Powell’s father, Bill Powell,...

Halt to jury trials frustrates victims, but program allowing their return sparks safety questions Annie Knox © Steve Griffin, Deseret News Amanda Hunt poses for a photograph while visiting a permanent memorial for her niece, Brelynne “Breezy” Otteson, and Otteson’s boyfriend, Riley Powell, near the Tintic Standard Mine No. 2 near Eureka, Juab County, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. Otteson and Powell were brutally murdered and their bodies were found dumped in the mine shaft...